Top USA Swimming officials are being scrutinised by critics for creating a culture of sexual abuse that was allowed to persist for decades unchecked.
A new investigation report published stated since 1997 there have been more than 250 coaches and officials either arrested or charged by USA Swimming for sexual misconduct with the report including interviews with approximately 590 abuse survivors.
USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey publicly reacted to the report saying, “While we disagree on several of the reported statements and many of the conclusions in recent media reports, members were failed, and we are doing everything we can to make sure it never happens again”.