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\nby Irvin Muchnick<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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USA Swimming’s Magnolia Aquatic Club in the Houston area is keeping the status of embattled James Scott MacFarland exactly the way the sport’s establishment likes it when it comes to coaches with controversial histories: in layers of confusion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier today, Chris DeSantis, the coach and critical podcaster and blogger, noticed that MacFarland had been scrubbed from the coaches page at the team website. Later today, DeSantis noticed that MacFarland was back up at Magnolia, but buried at the bottom of the list of coaches and with a much shorter bio.<\/span><\/p>\n

Concussion Inc. has asked Magnolia head coach Terry G. Jones what’s up, and we’ll let you know when he responds.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, sources say that as of today the U.S. Center for SafeSport, which two weeks ago opened an investigation of Sarah Ehekircher’s allegations that MacFarland had groomed and abused her from the age of 17 — and that USA Swimming’s 2010 National Board of Review decision not to discipline MacFarland was flawed and biased — still had not received records it had requested from USA Swimming.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a rare prompt response to one of my queries, USA Swimming spokesperson Isabelle McLemore refuted the suggestion that the organization was dragging its feet in complying with the U.S. Center’s document request, or showing contempt for its new authority to review old cases at national sport governing bodies. I noted to McLemore that USA Swimming had issued a statement that it was “proactively” forwarding to the center the 2010-11 file in the somewhat similar grooming-abuse case involving coach Sean Hutchison and swimmer Ariana Kukors, but had done nothing similar in the wake of the publicity surrounding MacFarland-Ehekircher.<\/span><\/p>\n

“USA Swimming is providing the U.S. Center for Safe Sport with both the Hutchison-Kukors and MacFarland-Ehekircher files,” McLemore said by email, without challenging the reported fact that the swimming NGB had spoken publicly on the former case but not the latter. McLemore added: “As standard practice, USA Swimming will provide the U.S. Center for Safe Sport with relevant case information for any reports submitted to the Center.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sarah Ehekircher, Long-Time Coach, Tells of Her Youth Grooming and Abuse by Scott MacFarland, Her ‘Revictimization’ by USA Swimming’s 2010 Investigation, and Her Sexual Harassment by American Swimming Coaches Association Boss John Leonard<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 6th, 2018<\/div>\n
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Sarah Ehekircher Describes the American Swimming Coaches Association’s John Leonard As the Boss From Hell – And a Creep and Sex Harasser to Boot<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 7th, 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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ASCA Boss John Leonard ‘Categorically Denies’ Sarah Ehekircher’s Sexual Harassment Allegations; Captive Swimming Industry Publication’s Article Also Smears Ehekircher and Concussion Inc.<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 7th, 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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What Sarah Ehekircher Says ASCA’s John Leonard Told Her About His Military Career – And What Leonard Said About It in a 2012 Deposition<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 7th, 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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USA Swimming Chief Chuck Wielgus’s Email Response to Hearing of Sarah Ehekircher’s Grooming and Abuse by Coach Scott MacFarland: ‘My Gosh … I Am Copying Our Legal Counsel …’<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 8th, 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Center for SafeSport Is Revisiting Sarah Ehekircher’s Complaint to USA Swimming That Coach James Scott MacFarland Groomed and Had Sex With Her Beginning When She Was 17<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 16th, 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Congratulations to SwimSwam on Picking Up Our MacFarland-Ehekircher Coverage –<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 17th, 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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U.S. Center for SafeSport Must Carefully Shadow USA Swimming’s Disgraceful 2010 Hearing of Allegations Against James Scott MacFarland. First Stop: Pro-MacFarland Testimony From His Best Friend – ASCA Hall of Fame Coach Bob Gillett.<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 18th, 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Houston Chronicle to Cover U.S. Center for SafeSport’s Reopening of USA Swimming’s Investigation of Sarah Ehekircher’s Grooming-Abuse Allegations Against Coach James Scott MacFarland<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 25th, 2018<\/div>\n
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James Scott MacFarland – Accused Groomer-Abuser of Sarah Ehekircher – Is Scrubbed at Houston’s Magnolia Aquatic Club<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 26th, 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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