USA Swimming
3 reports indexed, newest first.
June 2021
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Report says federal grand jury examining USA Swimming over abuse cover-up and insurance
Salon reported that a federal grand jury in Manhattan was investigating USA Swimming over alleged concealment of abuse cases and insurance practices; prosecutors declined to comment. The organization faced dozens of civil abuse claims.
February 2018
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Orange County Register reports USA Swimming ignored hundreds of abuse cases
An Orange County Register investigation alleged that top USA Swimming officials knew of sexual abuse by coaches dating to the 1980s and failed to act, affecting hundreds of swimmers.
April 2010
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ABC News finds at least 36 USA Swimming coaches banned over sexual misconduct with swimmers
An ABC News investigation reported that at least 36 coaches had been banned by USA Swimming over a decade for sexual misconduct with teenage athletes, including secret filming. The report prompted USA Swimming to create its Safe Sport program.