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Accused abuser, Ireland's former swim coach, finally arrested in US

Summary by Salon
The most notorious at-large sex criminal in sports history is at large no more. George Gibney, head coach of the 1984 and 1988 Irish Olympic swimming teams, who fled to the U.S. more than 30 years ago after evading prosecution in Ireland on dozens of sexual abuse charges, was arrested in Florida on July 1. Gibney now faces extradition to Ireland for prosecution on new charges. This news was first reported by the Irish Times and other Irish media…

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Salon broke the news in San Francisco, United States on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
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