British Swimming and Scottish Swimming have announced that 2016 Olympic silver medalist Dan Wallace will be suspended from all national team programs for three months after violating the athlete code of conduct.
Wallace plead guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol and is subsequently banned from all national program activity until September 12th, 2017.
He has also signed a letter of intent to work with the necessary support provided to him and reaffirming his responsibility to British Swimming, Scottish Swimming, and the University of Stirling as an athlete.
British Swimming National Performance Director Chris Spice and Scottish Swimming Director of Performance Ally Whike both commented on the suspension.
“We can confirm that Dan Wallace has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. This is clearly unacceptable behaviour from Dan and we are disappointed by his actions”, they said.
“Dan has publicly acknowledged the seriousness of his mistake and is accepting of the consequences that must follow. Together, we will now support him through this difficult period to try to get this young and talented man back on track.”
Wallace also commented on his actions.
“It is with much regret that I was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol. Not only have I let myself, my family and team-mates down, I have put others at risk and I am profoundly sorry for my actions. I recognize that I am in a position of influence and this type of behaviour is not acceptable in any way, shape or form”, he said.
“I am now looking to rebuild trust in everyone who has supported me and put their faith in me, and will do whatever it takes to come through this a better, stronger person. I am deeply sorry.”
This isn’t the first time he has been suspended, as back in 2014 Wallace was suspended from the Florida Gators after violating team rules.
Wallace was a member of the British Olympic team last summer, walking away with a silver medal in the 4×200 free relay and qualifying for the final in the 200 IM. Last summer he was added to the team after having a poor showing at British Trials, and had another disappointing showing at the 2017 Trials which left him off the World Championship team.
Prior to last summer, Wallace won gold at the 2015 World Championships on the 4×200 free relay, and just missed a medal in the 200 IM, placing 4th. In 2014 he won three medals at the Commonwealth Games, including a gold in the 400 IM.
He done messed up
Dude….stop drinking !!!
A bong hit and another DUI from greatness
A true fan of Michael Phelps
Tyler Clary is probably laughing.
Why would anyone be laughing about a DUI?
Because Dan called Clary fat in his Speedo photo shoot in 2015 and he got really offended (almost like a teenage girl would)
To be fair, I don’t think anyone particularly LIKES being called fat, especially by someone with a big social media following. There are plenty of people who would be offended by that.
I don’t think a grown man should. And it was pretty funny tbh, gotta give credit where credit is due
It was something like “I was wondering why I didn’t eat a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts after practice… but then I remember Clarys photo shoot”
I didn’t do that joke justice but it made me die laughing, he was a little chunky for a professional swimmer to be fair
I think that’s pretty much what it said. I wouldn’t think it was a big enough deal to write a buzzfeed article on “13 reasons why this guy’s fat shaming is appalling” but at the same time it would feel really bad to work hard and do something you’re proud of and then have some guy be like “Hey you’re fat” ya know? I can see why some people might think it was funny though. I probably laughed before I realized they weren’t friends and it wasn’t a joke.
Exactly. I thought it was funny until I realized it was malicious.
Please don’t tell me buzzfeed actually wrote an article on it
Hahaha no I don’t think so
Yeah I think he was a little chunky because he wasn’t putting in the normal amount of work he usually did. I think he got into racing cars for a bit.
When I swam in college our coach would straight up call us fat… if we were, we’d laugh about it and then lose the weight in a week or so.
I think people are too sensitive about weight/ body image.
I kinda think we need to change our attitudes towards DUIs…. three month suspensions for him and Phelps for committing an act that puts so many lives at danger. Acts like these are indicative of little to no regard for the value of other people in the community. It is a very serious offense and, in comparison to Lochte’s/Fraser Holmes/Park Tae Hwon’s punishments, it is being brushed aside.
Didn’t Phelps get two of these?
no kidding ……
And he was suspended for 6 months. Two times three equals six!
Only 3?