Olympic Medalist Hogshead-Makar launches Champion Women Non-Profit
A new chapter for championing girls and women in sports begins today with Champion Women, a non-profit organization founded by its CEO, Nancy Hogshead-Makar, a civil rights attorney, prolific scholar and speaker and Olympic champion.
USA Swimming Sends 7-Page Response to WSF’s Protest of Wielgus Hall of Fame Induction
On Thursday, the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) made a formal protest against the induction of USA Swimming CEO Chuck Wielgus…
Women’s Sports Foundation Protests Wielgus’ HOF Induction; Group of Past USA Swimming Presidents Push Back
The letter is signed by a group referring to themselves as “Victims of Coaching Sexual Abuse,” as well as “Supporters of Victims of Coaching Sexual Abuse,” which includes the Women’s Sports Foundation as a whole and several Olympians, high level coaches, and victims in recent high-profile coaching abuse cases.
Nancy Hogshead-Makar to Appear on Al Jazeera On Topic of Coaches Sexually Abusing Athletes
Four-time U.S. Olympic medalist Nancy Hogshead-Makar will appear on the show title “The Stream” on the Al Jazeera news network…
