US EditionMichael Phelps Calls Out USA Swimming for ‘Weak Leadership’
Michael Phelps highlights declining US swim team results and calls for a 360-degree independent review and athlete-centered reforms to fix leadership failures, citing only 44% medal success in 2024.
- In a five-page Instagram post Wednesday, Phelps wrote that USA Swimming’s system is broken and urged action.
- Data shows Phelps contrasted a 57% medal rate at Rio 2016 with 44% at Paris 2024, the lowest since 1988.
- Phelps highlighted organizational flaws, stating, `I’ve watched too many teammates struggle to compete in a sport they love without the support they need`, emphasizing the need for reforms.
- USA Swimming responded by affirming confidence in Greg Meehan’s leadership, while saying it was 'saddened and disappointed at the timing' of Phelps’s comments.
- Phelps proposed reforms including a 360 degree independent review of the USA Swimming Board of Directors and streamlining athlete services with stronger grassroots programs.
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Michael Phelps spoke on his social networks on 13 August, once again attacking the current governance of the American Swimming Federation. The Olympic multi-medalist of the discipline, however,...
Michael Phelps slams USA Swimming leadership, calls for urgent overhaul
Michael Phelps has blasted USA Swimming’s leadership, calling for reforms after the sport’s decline. The 23-time Olympic gold medallist says poor governance is to blame and offered his help to fix what he calls a “cracked” system.
Michael Phelps Calls for Overhaul in USA Swimming Leadership | Sports-Games
Michael Phelps criticizes USA Swimming's leadership, highlighting years of decline and calling for reforms. The legendary swimmer cites poor leadership as a root cause of the problems afflicting the sport, expressing reluctance for his sons to compete. Phelps proposes a series of structural changes to rejuvenate USA Swimming.
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