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May 27, 2014

USA Swimming’s New PR Guy: ‘I’m Sure We’ll Definitely Be in Touch Soon’

by Irvin Muchnick   Scott Leightman has replaced Karen Linhart as USA Swimming’s director of communications and public relations. In response to a query from Concussion […]
May 25, 2014

USA Swimming Got SwimSwam.com ‘News’ Site to Censor a Story on FBI Investigations

by Irvin Muchnick   The semi-captive swimming industry news site SwimSwam.com recently published – then, at the behest of USA Swimming, almost immediately withdrew – a story about […]
May 23, 2014

Petition to Kick Abusive Coach Andy Gabel Out of the Speedskating Hall of Fame Passes 500 Signatures. Which Name And Which Sport’s Hall Is Next?

by Irvin Muchnick   On Wednesday we reported the new public petition, coordinated by Women’s Sports Foundation senior director of advocacy Nancy Hogshead-Makar, seeking to get […]
May 22, 2014

MUCHNICK SUES CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE TO OVERTURN DELETIONS IN ALEX PUSSIELDI FILES

Today I filed suit in Broward County Circuit Court, claiming violations of the Florida Public Records Act in the redactions in documents that were recently released […]
May 22, 2014

Incomparable Patrick Hruby of Sports on Earth Breaks Down the NFL Retirees’ Painkiller Prescription Class-Action Malpractice Lawsuit

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/76235260/richard-dent-jim-mcmahon-nfl-players-suing-league-for-illegal-painkiller-drug-use#!PzBth   My book Concussion Inc.: The End of Football As We Know It — adapted from my own articles at this site — will be published later […]
May 22, 2014

Makos Swim Club (Gainesville) Update: Coach Joey Diaz Arrested a Third Time, Many More Victims Being Identified

http://www.alachuatoday.com/life-and-style/a-closer-look/3519-more-victims-step-forward-swim-coach-arrested-again   PREVIOUSLY:   Two More Pervert Swim Coach Stories Break — Is Capitol Hill Paying Attention? Published April 25th, 2014 *** How the New Florida […]
May 21, 2014

Exclusive New Information From USA Swimming Safe Sport Director Susan Woessner on the Alex Pussieldi Investigation

On Wednesday, May 21, 2014 3:29 PM, Susan Woessner <[deleted]@usaswimming.org> wrote: Mr. and Mrs. Côté, I’m not able to provide the letter. Thank you Susan Susan […]
May 21, 2014

Protests Begin in Earnest — Women’s Sports Foundation Petition Challenges Accused Rapist Coach Andy Gabel’s Membership in the Speedskating Hall of Fame

by Irvin Muchnick   In what sources say could be the first in a series of coordinated actions on systematic sexual abuse in amateur sports, the […]
May 20, 2014

Alex Pussieldi Accuser to USA Swimming: Where’s the ‘Warning Letter’? And Are You Kidding Me?

Last week Concussion Inc. reported that USA Swimming safe sport director Susan Woessner was claiming that Florida swimming parents J.P. and Carolyn Côté never complained about […]
Concussion Inc. - Author Irvin Muchnick