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Publishers Weekly USA Swimming, the sport’s national governing body, has a sordid history of looking the other way when coaches sexually abuse athletes, according to this […]

Earlier this year we told you of the Freedom of Information Act litigation by the Heritage Foundation to acquire the government files on why Prince Harry […]

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The sexual abuse cover-up that could be even bigger than the Larry Nassar scandal – with half a million young Americans at risk of predatory coaches […]

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Thank you to dear old friend Joel Goodman for these photos.  

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UNDERWATER: The Greed-Soaked Tale of Sexual Abuse in USA Swimming and Around the Globe is now available as an audiobook through Spotify. Go to https://tinyurl.com/uh8c6bsa. Additionally, […]

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“On Wednesday we focused on the dark side of amateur swimming in this country and beyond. Our guest was Irvin Muchnick who has uncovered more corruption […]

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I just finished talking live on the air with Rick Tittle of the “Titillating Sports” show on the Sports Byline USA syndicated network — the first […]

Look for UNDERWATER at your local bookstore.   Order online from these outlets.   See the full front and back covers below — including advance praise by […]

“Muchnick takes a skeptical view of many athletic groups and leaders who, in his eyes, seem to want to cover up behavior detrimental to their sport’s […]

by Irvin Muchnick   Under the headline “Court Denies USA Swimming, Scott MacFarland’s Motions to Dismiss in Sarah Ehekircher Case,” the swimming news site SwimSwam leads: […]