"...I asked him later whether he thought USA Swimming members had a right to be disappointed in his leadership. He admitted that he felt badly about his performance in the ABC 20/20 interview but followed that up with a defense of why he did not do well. He cited that the 20/20 interview was the only disappointment that the USA Swimming board had in him. ..."I just can't think of anything funny to say so I will say this: This interview has now elevated swim blogging into a quasi-journalistic endeavor. Perhaps in the eyes of the law bloggers are not journalists but to CEOs, marketeers, and PR people, we are now a hybrid that has to be considered. :-P
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Thanks Chris!
PR nightmare indeed - not as easy to sweep issues under the rug!
ReplyDeleteno doubt! perhaps I should do an interview with the anonymous CEO?
ReplyDelete100-minutes with anonymous; yes/no?
i hope you mean ASCA. good luck
ReplyDeleteI would love to interview John Leonard! I would even accept and email interview so he could deliver measured answers.
ReplyDeleteI am glad Chris could do this interview. I am too much of a hothead and would probably have lost it and stormed out halfway through the meeting. I just hope Chris's effort engage more membership, and that eventually we will get some new leadership.
ReplyDeleteI guarantee Leonard will never embrace such positive effort to build the image of his organization or the sport of swimming.
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