Lucinda McRoberts has joined USA Swimming in the newly-created position of Chief Counsel and Director of Legal Affairs, where she will serve as an advisor to the executive director, senior staff and board of directors on legal matters.
“Lucinda is one of the true up-and-coming talents in sports law and she will add incredible value to our USA Swimming executive team,” USA Swimming Executive Director Chuck Wielgus said. “As our organization grows year after year, Lucinda’s expertise in critical issues will greatly benefit our membership.”
In her new role, McRoberts will lead the organization’s programs for the National Board of Review and Appeals, Criminal Background Checks, Athlete Partnerships, National Team Selections, Sponsorships and Special Events and Civil Litigation and Risk Management. She will work in collaboration with USA Swimming’s Secretary/General Counsel and outside counsel.
“I’ve had the privilege of working with USA Swimming for several years and have been very impressed. With its unparalleled leadership, talented staff and dedicated membership, it is one of the premier National Governing Bodies in the Olympic movement,” McRoberts said. “I appreciate the opportunity to serve the organization and am excited to take on the new challenges these responsibilities will bring.”
A graduate of Yale University and University of Michigan Law School, McRoberts has extensive experience working with USA Swimming while a member of the Sports Litigation team at Bryan Cave since 2012. Prior to her re-location to Colorado Springs, she contributed to the firm in areas of bankruptcy, restructuring, banking and real estate from the St. Louis office.
Her career began with stints in the United States Senate, Missouri House of Representatives, Kroenke Sports Enterprises and the Athletic Departments at Yale University and University of Missouri.
About USA Swimming
As the National Governing Body for the sport of swimming in the United States, USA Swimming is a 400,000-member service organization that promotes the culture of swimming by creating opportunities for swimmers and coaches of all backgrounds to participate and advance in the sport through clubs, events and education. Our membership is comprised of swimmers from the age group level to the Olympic Team, as well as coaches and volunteers. USA Swimming is responsible for selecting and training teams for international competition including the Olympic Games, and strives to serve the sport through its core objectives: Build the base, Promote the sport, Achieve competitive success. For more information, visit www.usaswimming.org.
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This is just one more VERY BAD promotion of USA Swimming to make. People should be afraid of this move. VERY VERY afraid. This woman is as corrupt and eager and willing to lie for USA Swimming as lawyers can get. This is like putting a werewolf in charge of a daycare. She might look like Fievel the Mouse, but trust me….. she is evil.
For those of you involved in the sport of swimming in any way, are you seeing the patterns of just how corrupt this organization is? Do you know how very little checks and balances there really are? You’d better hope you NEVER find yourself having to go up against these less-than-human people in this organization!… Read more »
“AS OUR ORGANIZATION GROWS YEAR AFTER YEAR, LUCINDA’S EXPERTISE IN CRITICAL ISSUES WILL GREATLY BENEFIT OUR MEMBERSHIP.”
Given USA Swimming’s sordid history, I rather doubt this will benefit the general membership at all. This is mostly about USA Swimming using membership resources to protect its executives from their consistent unwillingness to put their membership’s well-being first.
http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/water-activities/swimming/The-Sex-Abuse-Scandal-Plaguing-USA-Swimming.html
It would be refreshing to hear somebody say, “USA Swimming sucks and I look forward to working with the organization in order to make some much needed improvements”.