Athletic Director

[pikecreekbill]

Well now this changes everything. Simply put, if the allegations are true, she lied about her situation changing due to the death of her mother-in-law. I know lying may be fashionable now but hopefully not for the UD admin!!

[Hengrad07]

I hope NO ONE is offended?

[Attila the Hen]

https://swimswam.com/chrissi-rawak-with ... -surfaced/

Skeleton in the closet potentially

Potentially.

Haven’t seen any details, so I am not willing to throw someone out without facts.

But, it is odd that Chrissi withdraws when USA Swimming questions her about the complaint…while she informs UD folks that the withdrawal was because of the I-L death.

It will be interesting to see how this falls out.

This. I'll wait for the real facts to play out (probably not publicly) instead of making up my own.

[Info Hound]

This. I'll wait for the real facts to play out (probably not publicly) instead of making up my own.

I agree. I do find this interesting that USA Swimming said this in their statement:

"In the past few days, USA Swimming was made aware, for the first time, of the existence of a report that was filed with the U.S. Center for SafeSport after Chrissi Rawak‘s appointment was announced."


I added the emphasis. So, if I am reading correctly, someone came forth with a complaint about Chrissi's activities as an assistant swimming coach at Michigan. The complaint was made only after she was appointed to USA Swimming. I assume this was something that allegedly happened a couple of decades ago, but was only just now reported.

[HENJOHN]

https://swimswam.com/chrissi-rawak-with ... -surfaced/

Skeleton in the closet potentially

Potentially.

Haven’t seen any details, so I am not willing to throw someone out without facts.

But, it is odd that Chrissi withdraws when USA Swimming questions her about the complaint…while she informs UD folks that the withdrawal was because of the I-L death.

It will be interesting to see how this falls out.

This. I'll wait for the real facts to play out (probably not publicly) instead of making up my own.

Agree completely here. Things keep evolving so I'm going to give her the benefit of the doubt and lets see how this all rolls out

[rooneyguy]

I agree with all that has been said about giving Chrissy the benefit of the doubt, but it is not a good look for her that her first statement about the resignation did not mention anything about the complaint that was filed against her when she obviously knew about that. In short, she needs to do some damage control of some kind. Her ability to continue to lead UD athletics depends on her credibility with potential donors. Just saying.

[Hengrad07]

On Saturday, USA Swimming released another statement providing clarity. The organization said it recently learned of a report filed with the U.S. Center for SafeSport, which handles abuse and misconduct claims, that Rawak did not disclose during what it called a "rigorous" vetting process. When they raised the matter with Rawak, they said Rawak informed them of her intention to resign.

https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/n ... complaint/

[Hens79]

This. I'll wait for the real facts to play out (probably not publicly) instead of making up my own.

I agree. I do find this interesting that USA Swimming said this in their statement:

"In the past few days, USA Swimming was made aware, for the first time, of the existence of a report that was filed with the U.S. Center for SafeSport after Chrissi Rawak‘s appointment was announced."


I added the emphasis. So, if I am reading correctly, someone came forth with a complaint about Chrissi's activities as an assistant swimming coach at Michigan. The complaint was made only after she was appointed to USA Swimming. I assume this was something that allegedly happened a couple of decades ago, but was only just now reported.

I think you captured it Info. I fully realize UD and likely USA Swimming have vastly different cultures from the crew that is in DC now. But this decades old, Johnnie come lately, anonymous complaint (from an adult now) doesn’t appear to be in the same universe as the on record, public accounts against the just confirmed Sec Def. With that said, it may be too much for UD. We’ll see.

[pikecreekbill]

This. I'll wait for the real facts to play out (probably not publicly) instead of making up my own.

I agree. I do find this interesting that USA Swimming said this in their statement:

"In the past few days, USA Swimming was made aware, for the first time, of the existence of a report that was filed with the U.S. Center for SafeSport after Chrissi Rawak‘s appointment was announced."


I added the emphasis. So, if I am reading correctly, someone came forth with a complaint about Chrissi's activities as an assistant swimming coach at Michigan. The complaint was made only after she was appointed to USA Swimming. I assume this was something that allegedly happened a couple of decades ago, but was only just now reported.

I think you captured it Info. I fully realize UD and likely USA Swimming have vastly different cultures from the crew that is in DC now. But this decades old, Johnnie come lately, anonymous complaint (from an adult now) doesn’t appear to be in the same universe as the on record, public accounts against the just confirmed Sec Def. With that said, it may be too much for UD. We’ll see.

"With that said" - What did you just say? Just confirmed? I swear sometimes I think some of the responses on here are just to see your name in print!!

[77HEN]

This. I'll wait for the real facts to play out (probably not publicly) instead of making up my own.

I agree. I do find this interesting that USA Swimming said this in their statement:

"In the past few days, USA Swimming was made aware, for the first time, of the existence of a report that was filed with the U.S. Center for SafeSport after Chrissi Rawak‘s appointment was announced."


I added the emphasis. So, if I am reading correctly, someone came forth with a complaint about Chrissi's activities as an assistant swimming coach at Michigan. The complaint was made only after she was appointed to USA Swimming. I assume this was something that allegedly happened a couple of decades ago, but was only just now reported.

I think you captured it Info. I fully realize UD and likely USA Swimming have vastly different cultures from the crew that is in DC now. But this decades old, Johnnie come lately, anonymous complaint (from an adult now) doesn’t appear to be in the same universe as the on record, public accounts against the just confirmed Sec Def. With that said, it may be too much for UD. We’ll see.

Interesting developments and unfortunate for AD Rawak and family. I missed something, though, is DC involved in this somewhow. Is USA Swim in DC?

[WingT]

There is an allegation. The allegation goes back sometime. We have absolutely no way of knowing what the nature of the allegation is although we can guess.

There are two sides to every story and Chrissy RAWAK has done nothing but acquitted herself well at the University of Delaware. Let’s give her the benefit of the doubt and wish her the best. I frankly don’t understand how anything that happens from this point on is anyone’s business
. If, of course, something was covered up and Delaware did not know when they hired her that would be another matter altogether. But let’s not get into the weeds.

Let’s wish her well and move on with a good athletic Director search. She has laid a good foundation for progress here and we should not settle for anything but the best possible candidate.

I wish her well. She has moved on and we must too.

[Info Hound]

There is an allegation. The allegation goes back sometime. We have absolutely no way of knowing what the nature of the allegation is although we can guess.

There are two sides to every story and Chrissy RAWAK has done nothing but acquitted herself well at the University of Delaware. Let’s give her the benefit of the doubt and wish her the best. I frankly don’t understand how anything that happens from this point on is anyone’s business
. If, of course, something was covered up and Delaware did not know when they hired her that would be another matter altogether. But let’s not get into the weeds.

Let’s wish her well and move on with a good athletic Director search. She has laid a good foundation for progress here and we should not settle for anything but the best possible candidate.

I wish her well. She has moved on and we must too.

Agreed

[Henny]

There is an allegation. The allegation goes back sometime. We have absolutely no way of knowing what the nature of the allegation is although we can guess.

There are two sides to every story and Chrissy RAWAK has done nothing but acquitted herself well at the University of Delaware. Let’s give her the benefit of the doubt and wish her the best. I frankly don’t understand how anything that happens from this point on is anyone’s business
. If, of course, something was covered up and Delaware did not know when they hired her that would be another matter altogether. But let’s not get into the weeds.

Let’s wish her well and move on with a good athletic Director search. She has laid a good foundation for progress here and we should not settle for anything but the best possible candidate.

I wish her well. She has moved on and we must too.

Agreed

Definitely unfortunate all the way around and I also agree.

[finpxz1]

I would think it would be really difficult for UD to allow her to stay on after all this, but I suppose we’ll all find out soon enough. Certainly appreciate all she has done here and wish Chrissi and her family all the best!

[Cluck U]

This. I'll wait for the real facts to play out (probably not publicly) instead of making up my own.

I agree. I do find this interesting that USA Swimming said this in their statement:

"In the past few days, USA Swimming was made aware, for the first time, of the existence of a report that was filed with the U.S. Center for SafeSport after Chrissi Rawak‘s appointment was announced."


I added the emphasis. So, if I am reading correctly, someone came forth with a complaint about Chrissi's activities as an assistant swimming coach at Michigan. The complaint was made only after she was appointed to USA Swimming. I assume this was something that allegedly happened a couple of decades ago, but was only just now reported.

Well, that can be read two ways (in today's world). 1) The report was filed after Chrissi's appointment was announced, or 2) they were made aware of a report after Rawak's appointment was announced. Grammatically, it should be the first way. But, with today's writing standards, we don't know.

However, the updated statement that 07 references seems to say that Chrissi didn't disclose the report during the vetting process...which would indicate that they expected Chrissi to be aware of the report's existence during her vetting process.

Somebody should clarify the date when the complaint happened. A complaint does not mean a person is guilty, but the existence of an official complaint is something that should be disclosed and considered in any hiring/vetting process.