Muchnick Irvin - Underwater The Greed - Soaked Tale Of Sexual Abuse In Usa Swimming And Around The Globe - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: While the celebrity victims of Dr. Larry Nassar and the US a Gymnastics sexual abuse scandals rightly got a lot of attention the number of affected kids is far more numerous in swimming. Underwater tells the almost unbelievable story in the U. S. Canada Europe Australia Latin America and the Middle East of coaches who preyed on children while hopping from program to program state to state and even country to country in a pattern similar to the pedophile priests of the Catholic Church. Irvin Muchnick an experienced investigative reporter of the dark side of our popular sports entertainments gained access to thousands of pages of FBI files and other sources to expose scores of such scenarios as well as the inaction of bureaucrats and even the most highly regarded politicians. The ranks of abusers include some of the most famous and celebrated coaches in swimming history. And there's no fixing the problem the author says so long as hundreds of thousands of young swimmers annually elite and casual athletes alike remain at the mercy of the Olympic system's money - hungry priorities.
Title: Underwater The Greed - Soaked Tale Of Sexual Abuse In Usa Swimming And Around The Globe
Author(s): Muchnick Irvin
Publisher: Ecw Press Canada
Barcode: 9781770417755
Pages: 300 Pages
Publication Date: 9/10/2024
Category: Sports & Outdoor Recreation