USA Swimming National Team Director Frank Busch Announces Retirement
Frank Busch, USA Swimming’s National Team Director since 2011, announced today he will retire from the position effective Sept. 1, 2017.
USA Swimming Creates Task Force To Seek Out New CEO
Following Chuck Wielgus’ resignation as CEO of USA Swimming, the organization has created a CEO Search Task Force that will be responsible for selecting and filtering through candidates to recommend for the new CEO position.
USA Swimming Executive Director Search Part 2: Next Steps
In our last installment, we talked about what the executive director job entails. Today, we look at the next steps in the process of finding a replacement for Wielgus.
USA Swimming Executive Director Search Part 1: What Does ED Do?
There’s still some confusion among swimmers, coaches and swim fans about the exact role of the executive director. What is he/she directly responsible for? What does he/she do on a daily basis? We caught up with former USA Swimming Board of Directors member Bryan Jones to clarify.
Dagny Knutson’s Lawsuit Drags On, Appealing Judge’s Order
Dagny Knutson’s legal battle against her former attorney wages on as she tries to put her career as a professional swimmer in the past.
Allard: US Sports Academy Should Rescind Awards For Wielgus, Paterno
California attorney Bob Allard has publicly urged the U.S. Sports Academy to rescind an honorary doctorate given to USA Swimming President Chuck Wielgus last month, while also repeating his call for a similar honor to be stripped from former NCAA football coach Joe Paterno.
Wielgus Promises Increased PSS Prizes, New Website in State of Sport Report
USA Swimming Executive Director Chuck Wielgus gave his annual State of the Sport report last week, touting increased funding for National Teamers, larger prize money packages on the Arena Pro Swim Series and a new USA Swimming website among other things.
USA Swimming Falls Short on Women, Minority Hiring, Per USOC
The U.S. Olympic Committee released “scorecards” this week tracking the inclusion of women and racial minorities, and the numbers suggest USA Swimming, like the USOC and most of its individual sport federations, is lagging behind established benchmarks.
USA Swimming Calls Lochte Incident “Lapse in Judgement and Conduct”
USA Swimming Executive Director Chuck Wielgus has released a statement on the conduct of the 4 American athletes involved in the incident on the gas station in Rio on Sunday morning.
“This is our Superbowl week” Chuck Wielgus on Olympic Trials (VIDEO)
“This is our Superbowl week,” said Chuck Wielgus, Executive Director of USA Swimming, referring to the Olympic Trials in Omaha….
2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Venue Photo Vault
Swimming photos of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha are courtesy of Tim Binning – theswimpictures.com. Thanks Tim!
Dagny Knutson’s Civil Case Against Former Attorney Begins Today
The civil lawsuit between former American record-holder Dagny Knutson and her former attorney Richard Foster begins today in California.
“The Last Gold” Premieres at LA Film Festival to Rave Audience Reviews
“The Last Gold: The greatest untold story in Olympic swimming history,” which recounts the struggle the U.S. women’s swim team had against the doped East Germans at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montréal, opened on Monday at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
USA Swimming’s First Executive Director Ray Essick Passes Away
“Ray Essick led our sport through a period of enormous growth and prosperity,” said Wielgus. “He brought his passion as a coach and his drive for success to his role as USA Swimming’s first executive director. He was a mentor and a dear friend.”
U.S. Olympic Committee Hires director of Collegiate Partnerships
Newly created position to focus on preservation and growth of Olympic sport programs at the collegiate level.