Swim Coach 2716 Keith Puryear: Head Tennis Coach 1327 puryear@umbc.edu: Bobby Hoffman Assistant Coach 1327 retrievers@umbc.edu : David Bobb . Neophytou, the third Retriever to make the Olympics, said her UMBC teammates often pick her brain about what it was like to swim there, and getting that rare opportunity improved her self-confidence. Poulos, Ethan And family membership doesnt end at graduation. One student said in an interview with The Sun that he felt betrayed by UMBC. Thank you for speaking up. Get your evening news in your e-mail inbox. Nikola Trajkovic Coach Nik comes to Meadowbrook from UMBC where he swam on the men's swim team, and coached for three years afterwards. The athlete plunges neatly into the water as if into another layer of air. I made him proud.. One student interviewed by attorneys on the universitys behalf remarked: I dont know how the higher ups did not know.. The Justice Department declined to comment for this story. Its possible the investigation could lead to a monetary settlement and mandated improvements, like a recent probe into San Jos State University in California. A private Celebration of Life service will be held at a future date. UMBC Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving UMBC Men's & Women's Swimming and Diving, a member of the America East conference, aspires to be a nationally recognized Division I program that develops champions in athletics, academics and life, while building community wide traditions and pride. He also broke the America East record in the 100 backstroke. Wright won gold in 1 meter and 3 meter dives and was named Most Outstanding Diver of the Meet, while Cradock and his coaches were named the mens and womens Coaching Staff of the Year. Chad graduated from St. Joseph’s High School in Ontario, Canada in 1992. Your country and my country both have the rule of law, due process and doctrines of innocent until proven guilty. That means team shout-outs on birthdays and creating spaces where athletes can talk with coaches on a regular basis about problems in swimming, classes, and life. It took a lot of time.. Students described their confusion and questions about the findings of the law firms report for UMBC. The former coach allegedly touched numerous male swimmers in their genitals, investigators found. UMBC Mens & Womens Swimming and Diving, a member of the America East conference, aspires to be a nationally recognized Division I program that develops champions in athletics, academics and life, while building community wide traditions and pride. Subscribe to our newsletter and receive our latest updates! It isnt fake news. Swimmers also spoke of how Cradock created a one-way funnel where the athletes would only bring issues to him, not upper university officials. In. Swimmers also said that Cradock would base his coaching on which swimmers would play along and participate in the unwelcome contact.. SwimSwam has provided a forum for discussion on a very important and timely subject. It takes a lot for someone to step forward. Woodard, MaryAnn Within minutes, police responded to the call and determined that no threat had been made. Humans are imperfect creatures by nature, capable of making great accomplishments and great mistakes alike. The UMBC Police chief said the department looked into an anonymous 2015 complaint against Cradock about a hidden camera in a locker, but could not find any truth to it. Chief Bruce Perry said that was the only criminal complaint or investigation by his department related to Cradock. Cradock, who was 47 at the time of his death, was the head coach of the swimming & diving team at UMBC for 19 seasons, having begun his tenure back in 2001. Retriever Activities Center 1000 Hilltop Cir, Baltimore, MD 21250. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Take your anger elsewhere, get professional help; your life matters too. His dedication to the sport earned Chad a scholarship on the University of Maryland Baltimore Countys mens team in which he competed as a long-distance freestyle swimmer. He led it to numerous. Chad was no exception. Unfortunately being forced to defend him against unfounded accusations. Winnick, UMBCs spokeswoman, declined to comment on the investigations duration or its shift from a Title IX policy investigation to one considering discrimination policy violations. Harrowing allegations against former University of Maryland - Baltimore County (UMBC) head swim coach Chad Cradock surfaced Monday following his sudden death in March 2021. Its fine to argue, but dont invalidate someone elses experience with elementary logic . Several male swimmers also reported Cradocks hugs from behind while they were wearing only their Speedos, along with attempted kisses and unwanted touching of their stomachs or chests, the report said. Haniawho has fallen in love with bagels while at UMBC and wants to open a bagel store when she goes back to her home countryjust set the school record in the 1650 free at the America East 2018 title meet. The theme this year was Love It, Live It, Enjoy It, and we did just that.. According to a new report from the East Valley Tribune, Chen committed suicide just two days after he was arrested in a child prostitution sting. He is bright and inquisitive and thoroughly understands the dynamics of a competitively successful team. Great people can do questionable things, Horrific people can as well do life changing amazing things. Prior to coming to UMBC, Donovan hadserved as the head womens swimming coach at Long Island University since the fall of 2016. Photo from The Retriever Archives. Men's Swimming and Diving at NJIT Invitational October 14, 2022 5:00 p.m. I felt powerless to do anything about it, one swimmer told The Sun regarding Cradocks harassment.. By submitting your email to receive this newsletter, you agree to our, looking into the universitys compliance with federal rules barring gender discrimination, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Asakawa, Charles Even though they werent on the team when some of this misconduct occurred? This is about swimming.. The attention seemed endless and that was all for just one game. A university investigation into University of Maryland, Baltimore Countys swim coach of nearly two decades began in late 2020 following several swimmers reports of misconduct. We know this is an especially difficult time for his family and our swimming and diving community, and we extend our heartfelt condolences. There are now more than five times that many, but Cradock has worked to keep the big group close, as he believes that helps with the overall success of the teams. There is no indication of when the first complaint was made related to Coach Cradock.. He took over the mens program as well when the university added the sport in the spring of 2020. The Sharks just concluded the 2020-21 season and the inaugural men's team took second place overall, while the women finished third (highest in program history). All rights reserved. Many people can have a positive experience with him while others had terrible ones. People interviewed by The Sun and the universitys outside investigators described a one-way funnel under Cradock, where the team would only bring issues to him. [Being a student athlete is] hard in general, but what Ive tried to do have the swim team become part of my family so that nobody kind of resents each other, Cradock says. We provide you four massive print issues designed to sit on your coffee table like a piece of artwork. View Desktop Version, Students in need of grief counseling or emotional support can contact the, at 410-455-2472 on weekdays, 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m., or the after-hours support line at 410-455-3230. He was 47 years old. There are a lot of degenerates out there, and its disconcerting how many find their way into our sport. Your statements are inappropriate, hateful and heartless. In the roughly two hours on Tuesday since UMBC had announced Pete Caringi Jr.'s plan to retire as the school's men's soccer coach on April 1, Caringi's phone had been flooded with more than 50. We love to be here, and we love to be with each other, and we love to enjoy our time. There are still people to this day in this comment section who are discounting the reports that were made. 2023 University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Insane to me as a fellow America East swammer the UMBC swimmers always seemed to love their coach. Hm ok thats very odd. Gentle ripples of movement belie the engine propelling it powerfully beneath the surface. There were dozens and dozens of teammates who corroborated stories and were interviewed even though they were not part of the 6 named. SwimSwam walking a fine line? Tags: Athletics, Spring 2019, swimming and diving. The swimmers and divers work through a long and tough regimen all season to earn those championship banners, something they all take pride in. He worked under United States Olympic coaches Dr. David Salo and Catherine Vogt and helped prepare the Chinese National Team for the 2018 Asian Championships. A year ago, the Sharks also won the overall Team Sportsmanship Award as voted upon by their peers in the NEC. I felt powerless to do anything about it, he told The Sun. You along with these clowns passing judgement and making accusations without a single bit of publicly available evidence, is sickening. WEB EXTRA: Our photographer, Marlayna Demond 11, will do almost anything to get her shot even submerse herself and her camera. In interviews, students described feeling left in the dark for much of the lengthy investigation on behalf of the university. He is a native of Serbia, where he was the Serbian National Champion (20 times) and national record holder in 200 and 400 meter IM. If Coach Cradock was not allowed to do what he wanted to you, according to a summary of the swimmers interview in the report, he wasnt going to coach you.. On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, they do weights from 6:15 to 7 a.m., then swimming drills, kicking technique, and recovery (7 to 7:45 a.m.). The Retriever swimming and diving teams have dominated America East Conference competition since joining the league in 2003. The LIU Sharks scored 1179.5 points as runners up, nudging ahead of third-place Monmouth University (1178). Cradock and the team are enjoying their successes and the extra attention that comes with it. How do you know there are 20 athletes involved? AttorneyRignal Baldwin V represents five of the six swimmers named in the report. We went up there to do our job and we did, Cradock said. I do not feel sorry for you ifRead more . I understand that there is anger surrounding this death. Morales, Ryan This man is deserving of praise by the folks who deem him praiseworthy. This comment section is getting dark. Gude, Ryan All of Retriever Nation should be extremely proud of this model program.. goodthe sound of their stroke is smooth and quiet. These personal touches help draw the swimmers closer as a group. When a swimmer is goodreally goodthe sound of their stroke is smooth and quiet. In his 13th season at UMBC, swimming coach Sid Burkot might have finally had his ship come in. There is a very real phenomenon where people who are pondering suicide see other suicides and the outpouring of love and beatification drives them into the same. Its likely the Justice Department investigation will examine UMBCs response to allegations against Cradock and its investigatory process. He was one of the universitys most fiercely loyal employees. The investigators deemed the allegations were sufficiently serious for it to continue. He swam with UMBC from 1993 to 1996 and still keeps in touch with some from the program, especially when he makes it back to campus. There are multiple witnesses of a few specific swimmers asking alumni and teammates to lie about Cradock leading up to this lawsuit. The University of Maryland, Baltimore County police department received a call from UMBC Athletics at 12:01 p.m. today saying a threat had been made against members of the athletic community. Terms of Use & Privacy Policy | FTC Disclaimer . Its probably tripled in one year the amount of people that reached out to the swimming program. I dont think I can ever have a normal college experience.. How do you know there is a 7 page doc? There is no additional information to display. Plus, he lifts weights on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Mood, Diego During that time you taught me to be a better team mate, friend and student. View Full Bio, Tiago This award is proof of their hard work and we know that we have a lot of others to thank as well. 2023 Swim Swam Partners, LLC. But the investigators the university hired wrote that only documents they relied upon were attached, without addressing whether any others existed. We saw this after, for example, Anthony BourdainsRead more . The UMBC mens and womens swimming and diving programs have won plenty in their own righteven if most people dont realize it. So why did the swimmer feel powerless? Especially given that all of us were part of the same UMBC swim and dive family at one point or another. At LIU, Donovan started with seven womens competitors in the fall of 2016 and opened the 2020-21 campaign with 29. I have. The outside investigators wrote that the allegations against Cradock were sufficiently serious for it to continue despite that. You even let me come babysit Amanda! Nikola Trajkovic Coach Nik comes to Meadowbrook from UMBC where he swam on the men's swim team, and coached for three years afterwards. 16 seed beat a No. Under Donovans lead, LIU womens swimming produced dozens of school records, and NEC and ECAC individual and relay championships in five seasons, but the most impressive has been the teams performance in the classroom. UMBC also has a chance for two others to earn spots in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The only person who killed Chad, was Chad. Oana Brooks, an attorney for Cradock, declined to comment for this story and said his family didnt wish to be interviewed. Cleary you know nothing about mental health to even make a ludicrous comment like that regarding suicide. All rights reserved. The Sun also says that swimmers have been interviewed by U.S. Department of Justice civil rights investigators looking into the university and if it complied with federal rules barring gender discrimination in education. I wonder why, if this account is true, there are only 5 current swimmers willing to speak against a coach that has been heavily involved in the lives of more than a thousand athletes over 20 years. Haniawho has fallen in love with bagels while at UMBC and wants to open a bagel store when she goes back to her home countryjust set the school record in the 1650 free at the America East 2018 title meet. , and ESPN suddenly wanted to know not just what the letters UMBC meant, but everything about the basketball program and school. Recommend Chad's obituary to your friends. He was 47 years old. Originally from Barrie, Ontario, Chad came to UMBC on a swimming and diving scholarship. Until that changes, no amount of procedural reform will make a difference.. Donovan, who has extensive coaching experience at both the collegiate and club level, spent two seasons as an assistant on both the men's and women's side at the University of Connecticut. , a diver from Baltimore, says the Retriever swimmers and divers put in the foundational hard work to find their success. With your yearly subscription, you receive over 600 of pages of swimmings highest quality print content, and another 3000+ pages of digital issues, going back to the first issue produced. The report quotes one swimmer telling interviewers their reaction to the investigation was about time and another saying they couldnt name who Cradock touched because there were so many, adding, It became normal and it never should have been normalized.. Frankly, I hold the university, UMBC entirely accountable. | Privacy Settings | Do Not Sell My Personal Information, I felt powerless to do anything about it, one swimmer told, Share Report Finds Serious Allegations Against Late UMBC Coach Chad Cradock on Facebook, Tweet Report Finds Serious Allegations Against Late UMBC Coach Chad Cradock, Submit Report Finds Serious Allegations Against Late UMBC Coach Chad Cradock to Reddit, Share Report Finds Serious Allegations Against Late UMBC Coach Chad Cradock on Pinterest, Share Report Finds Serious Allegations Against Late UMBC Coach Chad Cradock on LinkedIn, USA Swimming To Vote On Reducing 120-Day Transfer Rule In Club Swimming. Rest In Peace Chad. As usual, Burkot's men's and women's teams are doing well. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Theres a logical fallacy happening here a lot in the comments. Moro is trying to represent Egypt there while senior mechanical engineering major and Meyerhoff Scholar Alexander Gliese hopes to make it with Denmark, the country he was born in before growing up in nearby Howard County. 2) There was an ongoing Title IX investigation into potential wrongdoing. | Privacy Settings | Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Share Former UMBC Head Swim Coach Chad Cradock Dies at 47 on Facebook, Tweet Former UMBC Head Swim Coach Chad Cradock Dies at 47, Submit Former UMBC Head Swim Coach Chad Cradock Dies at 47 to Reddit, Share Former UMBC Head Swim Coach Chad Cradock Dies at 47 on Pinterest, Share Former UMBC Head Swim Coach Chad Cradock Dies at 47 on LinkedIn, His tenure as the programs head coach ended in December, Curzan Wins 3 More, Baylor Nelson Swims 1:44.4 200 IM on Final Day at Cary, Regan Smith Compares the 2020 and 2021 Olympic Years (Video). Seems like they cant come to grips that the man they knew and loved could be so horrific to others despite evidence being proven. Your words are evil, you are hurting grieving heartbroken innocent children and a family that is devastated. And theyve done this largely without the fanfare received by more popular sports. You must be brain dead to make a statement like that. LIU held a 51-point lead over Monmouth entering Sunday . Its interesting and sad to watch criminal lawyers tear apart testimonies of young children who claim to have been violated. The Retriever Aquatic Club, founded in 1986, offers swimming programs, year-round, for swimmers of all levels of ability and interest. She said when she told Craddock about the assault, which was later corroborated by a different Title IX investigation, he told her it was her fault and chastised her for messing with the other swimmers head. 2023 University of Maryland, Baltimore County. To the victim making up FAKE NEWS- STOP; Stop what you are doing right now. Its a connection that goes far beyond the pennants and tailgating of other sports. 20 athletes coming forward isnt fake news. UMBC Athletics CORE values are: Growth, Respect, Integrity, Teamwork GRIT! Rather than reporting it immediately, the report said, Cradock let it fester for months and tried to mediate the matter himself., The female swimmer who was the target of that behavior, who The Sun is not naming because she said she was sexually assaulted by the other swimmer, said Cradock told her if she made a report to other university officials, she would make it so much worse for yourself and the rest of the team.. There are three points I would like to make as I see this comments section spiral: 1) Lots of people who knew and loved Chad are grieving. Cradock, 46, became UMBC's second-ever swimming and diving head coach in 2001 after swimming for the school in the 1990s and then serving as an assistant coach. He received his bachelor's degree in social sciences from KSC and went on to earn a master's in education from the University of Phoenix in 2004. So just to clear things up certain alumni commenting on this post are claiming that nothing ever happened just because it didnt happen to them? You need to communicate with your coach, and Chad and I have that.. And, all I read into UMBC is that it likely did not take care of its athletes OR its coach its winningest coach during a time when vulnerabilities are high. You made an effort with me and helped me grow up. The only fake news is you knowing what youre taking about. He also ran into other former Retriever swimmers recently at an event that UMBC hosted in New York City at the One World Observatory. From 2015-19, Donovan served as the head counselor of the Salo Swim Camp and as a volunteer with the Trojan Athletic Club at the University of Southern California. Cradock and his staff won a number of key coaching accolades cross 19 seasons, including the 2001-2002 Northeast Conference Womens Coach of the Year (01-02), ECAC Mens Coach of the Year (01-02, 02-03) and America East Mens Coaching Staff of the Year (03-04 and (04-05). Within minutes, police responded to the call and determined that no threat had been made. Coaches hold a great deal of power over swimmers, and the report found that the coach, created a hostile environment. The victims were at the losing end of a power imbalance. In one 2018 situation described in the report, Cradock was made aware of alleged Title IX violations, including stalking and verbal abuse, by one of his swimmers. As we learn more about the familys plans for remembering Chad, we will communicate them to you. But every day, the swimmers and divers head to the pool anyway. Former UMBC coach Chad Cradock has died, the team was told in a meeting on Sunday evening. The UMBC program has a great national and international reputation and I am humbled to be a part of it, said Donovan.I am grateful to UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski, Athletics Director Brian Barrio, and the entire search committee for all of the time and energy put into this process.. So sad that a man who was so loyal to UMBC was shown no compassion. He also mentioned that the family atmosphere Cradock and his coaches created gives him help in many ways in and out of the pool. Whitty, Jeff Over time, citizens of many more Indigenous nations have come to reside in this region. Nicusan, Zacharias Welsh, Matt UMBC swimmers told The Sun that Justice Department civil rights investigators asked about the universitys communication during the investigation and any accommodations they were provided. The exact scope of the Justice Departments investigation into UMBC is unclear, as are potential consequences for any wrongdoing identified. Its fine to argue, but dont invalidate someone elses experience with elementary . I dont know if I would have seen the same success or not [somewhere else].. The women's squad has captured four of the past six titles, including a resounding victory in 2019. In my experience, had regulated swim bodies paid closer attention to complaints brought forward by athletes and parents, I suspect criminalRead more . In the meantime, personal expressions of sympathy may be sent to Christie Cradock at 1412 Macfree Court, Odenton, MD 21113. How do you know there is a seven page document spelling everything out? Cradock resigned abruptly in December 2020, weeks after hed been ordered by the university to have no contact with student-athletes and stay off campus, documents show. We had SO MUCH FUN!! The firm found that Cradock engaged in sexual harassment and created a hostile environment during his time as coach, violating the universitys discrimination policy. Two Retrievers- senior Caroline Sargent and junior Niklas Weigelt earned America East Swimmer of the Meet honors and freshman Oliver Gassmann was named the meet's Most Outstanding Rookie. Many of Cradocks swimmers stay in touch long after commencement, often giving back to the program as a way of showing their commitment. 2017-2023 Tribute Archive. Its not seen as popular of a sport, and thats the way America looks at it, Cradock says. at NJIT Invitational. Hey SwimCoachPsychologistspeaking peer to peer as Im also a psychologist, you should know better than to weigh in on a situation where you dont have first exposure or interface with the issue. 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