"...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!
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PR nightmare indeed - not as easy to sweep issues under the rug!
no doubt! perhaps I should do an interview with the anonymous CEO?
100-minutes with anonymous; yes/no?
i hope you mean ASCA. good luck
I would love to interview John Leonard! I would even accept and email interview so he could deliver measured answers.
I 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.
I guarantee Leonard will never embrace such positive effort to build the image of his organization or the sport of swimming.
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