January

January 28, 2014

Victim’s Mother Speaks Out About the Vieth Report on USA Swimming

by Tim Joyce and Irvin Muchnick   The mother of a Massachusetts girl who was raped by her USA Swimming coach today corresponded with Victor Vieth, […]
January 28, 2014

Mexican Swimmer Confirms USA Swimming Talked to Him in Investigation of Coach Dustin Perry’s Controversial History

by Irvin Muchnick and Tim Joyce   Alfredo Martinez, a Mexican national who swims and majors in mechanical engineering at the Missouri University of Science and […]
January 28, 2014

Complete Chronological Links to Concussion Inc.’s Coverage of the 1983 Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka Homicide Investigation

Author Muchnick and Nancy Argentino Family to Publish Ebook, “JUSTICE DENIED,” on 30th Anniversary of Jimmy Snuka Incident — Benefit For My Sisters’ Place Women’s Shelter […]
January 28, 2014

BREAKING: PENNSYLVANIA GRAND JURY TO REVIEW 1983 JIMMY ‘SUPERFLY’ SNUKA HOMICIDE CASE

The story was just broken by the Allentown Morning Call: http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-jimmy-snuka-girlfriend-death-grand-jury-20140128,0,4848348.story
January 28, 2014

Victor Vieth’s ‘Independent Review’ of USA Swimming’s Safe Sport Is Out — Read It

by Irvin Muchnick   We’re going to hold off for at least a day on full commentary on the report, “When the Athlete Is a Child: […]
January 26, 2014

USA Swimming Gets Set to Release the ‘Independent Review’ That CEO Wielgus and President Stratton Were Afraid to Give Their Own Board This Weekend

by Irvin Muchnick and Tim Joyce   A couple of things to keep in mind as USA Swimming officials, spinning like a top, release their own […]
January 26, 2014

USA Swimming Board Meets. Where’s the Vieth Report — It Is No More in Evidence Than Abusive Coach Dustin Perry’s Lifetime Ban

by Irvin Muchnick and Tim Joyce   As we’ve reported, the USA Swimming board of directors met yesterday in Colorado Springs. But Victor Vieth, the child-protection […]
January 24, 2014

Make That One MORE Week For Prosecutor’s Decision in Cal Football Incident

by Irvin Muchnick   Alameda County assistant district attorney Paul Hora just called to tell me that he is taking one more week than he projected […]
January 24, 2014

What the Vieth Report Won’t Talk About: Why Youth-Damaging Coaches Like Dustin Perry Remain on the Pool Decks of USA Swimming

by Irvin Muchnick and Tim Joyce   Last night the board of directors of the Carson Tigersharks swim club met in Carson City, Nevada. This morning […]
Concussion Inc. - Author Irvin Muchnick