USA Swimming Hires Jon Urbanchek as National Team Technical Advisor
USA Swimming is naming acclaimed coach Jon Urbanchek to the newly-created role of “national team technical advisor.”
Hinchey Testifies For Congress, Apologizes For Sex Abuse In Swimming
USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey testified for a Congressional subcommittee today, apologizing on behalf of USA Swimming for sexual abuse suffered by swimmers.
USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey To Testify For Congress On Sex Abuse In Sport
USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey is one of several sports executives scheduled to testify for Congress about sexual abuse in Olympic sports, USA Today reports.
USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey Meets With Abuse Victim Sarah Ehekircher
On Tuesday, May 1st, USA Swimming Tim Hinchey and Sarah Ehekircher met at the food court at IKEA in Centennial, Colorado. The topic…
USA Swimming CEO to Meet Face-to-Face With Sarah Ehekircher
Ehekircher filed a SafeSport complaint against her former coach in 2010, which was closed without punishment.
USA Swimming To Implement New Metrics To Monitor CEO Performance
USA Swimming’s Board of Directors has approved new metrics for measuring CEO performance.
SafeSport Director Susan Woessner Resigns, Discloses 2007 Kiss With Hutchison
USA Swimming Safe Sport Senior Director Susan Woessner has resigned from her post, and in her letter of resignation, discloses that she kissed then-coach Sean Hutchison in 2007 and didn’t disclose that information while helping with an investigation of Hutchison for an inappropriate coach-swimmer relationship in 2010.
USA Swimming Responds To Sex Abuse Criticism With Letter To Members
USA Swimming has sent a letter to its members reiterating its commitment to protecting athletes in response to reports that the organization had failed to address hundreds of sexual abuse cases over the past few decades.
Report Says USA Swimming Has Ignored Hundreds Of Sexual Abuse Cases
A report by the Southern California News Group says USA Swimming has ignored, covered up or refused to investigate sexual abuse allegations against coaches in relation to hundreds of swimmers over decades.
The Short Course Conundrum: USA Qualifying for the 2018 World Champs
Leah Smith was the United States’ only double individual gold medalist at the 2016 World Short Course Championships.
U.S. Gov’t Investigating Sexual Abuse Within Sports, Including USA Swimming
A bipartisan Congressional committee is investigating sexual abuse allegations within organized sports, including USA Swimming. The committee sent letters to five key institutions this week announcing the investigation: USA Swimming, USA Gymnastics, Michigan State University, the U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Taekwondo.
USA Swimming Restructures National Team, Unger/Mintenko to Lead
Lindsay Mintenko will “oversee National Team,” but Mike Unger’s new responsibilities will include the National Team Division.
TYR Sport Is The New Title Sponsor Of The 2018 Pro Swim Series
TYR Sport is proud to announce its position as the new title sponsor of the 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series.
50-Meter Sprint Shootouts, ‘Mystery’ 200 IMs Added To 2018 Pro Swim Series
USA Swimming announced sweeping changes to its Pro Swim Series today, including 50-meter sprint shootout events at half the series meets and a “mystery” 200 IM event with random stroke order.
Hinchey Emphasizes Flex Plan, ‘Trialized’ Events In State of Sport Address
Though USA Swimming has said it will take some time before new Executive Director Tim Hinchey is ready to give media interviews, he did deliver the State of the Sport address at U.S. Aquatic Sports’ convention last week.
