Earlier in the week, USA Swimming created a committee for athlete protection. They realeased the names of the eleven memebers who will be a part of the Athlete Protection Committee. These members are all volunteer, and represent different groups of people. They will be working to make sure that the policies and protection program for sexual abuse scandals are effective. The committee includes experts on the issue of sexual abuse, olympic athletes, as well as coaches. The olympic athletes include a former olympic swimmer, Margaret Hoelzer, and for olympic cross-country skier, Nina Kempell. Also, a survivor of sexual abuse, director of the Child Welfare League of America will be members of the committee. I was wondering, how the people who will be representing the committee were picked? Also, did a significant event happen in order for USA Swimming to create this committee, or did they just want to create it?
http://www.usaswimming.org/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=0&itemid=3064&mid=8712
This website just provides additional information about the new committee. It also describes the members as well as the importance of the issue they are protecting against.
Well I know that there are often a lot of issues with swim coaches being sexual predators. I imagine it happens a lot as sports get more serious. The coacher spend so much time with the athletes that they become interested in them for more then just athletes.
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