Stunner: Wisconsin – La Crosse Chancellor Says Only That ‘Alleged Events’ Involving Swim Coach — Former Assistant to Accused Sex Criminal Greg Winslow — ‘Occurred at Another University’

Institutions of higher education can be citadels of extreme incuriosity.

Three days ago we told the story of a University of Utah swimmer suffering a hypoxic seizure during a breath-control drill in Mexico (if Mexico City, it was at high altitude — something we forgot to mention). The swimmer convulsed in the pool, and after being pulled from the water, broke a tooth falling unconscious. The incident was covered up, and one of the people responsible — the major share of the blame goes to now-fired head coach Greg Winslow — was Charlie King, an assistant. Last year King became head swimming coach at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse.

I emailed King for comment. Nothing.

I emailed Wisconsin – La Crosse athletic director Josh Whitman.Nothing.

I emailed university chancellor Joe Gow. Bingo! Gow wrote:

“Sorry, Irv, but because these alleged events occurred at another university I don’t know anything about them.”

Not even an “I’ll look into this serious situation,” let alone a “I’m distressed to learn that in our coach’s previous job he worked under an accused sex criminal and is accused in a cover-up of unsafe training methods.”

Thanks, Chance. Remind me not to send my kids to the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse.

Irv Muchnick
tips@muchnick.net