Mark Schubert in trouble

Mark Schubert, USA Swimming's national team head coach, was ordered to take a 60-day leave of absence -- or get fired. Mark Schubert takes leave of absence (Swimming World, good summary of his career) The Washington Post had a bit more insight, indicating that Schubert has recently had some excessive vociferousness (and perhaps some other stuff). Here's hoping that he can cool off and get back to doing what he obviously does well. I met one of his Mission Viejo Nadadores swimmers once, butterfly specialist Valerie Lee, while lifeguarding (she was traveling and dropped by the pool I was working at for a workout). I recognized her pretty immediately because of her red hair, and I'd seen her on the cover of Swimming World. 

Valerie Lee 

 

[after I wrote this I did a little more research; I'd forgotten that Valerie should have been a world champion in 1975; she was beaten by one of the East German steroid queens in the 200 meter butterfly. God d*mn, I truly despise those cheaters. A lot of swimmers should have had gold medals and been in the ISHOF if it wasn't for them and their corrupt government. It is a travesty that any of them still has their name in the record books. If Reggie Bush can lose the Heisman, then there should still be some retroactive awards, because the doping records for every one of the East German athletes were found) (East German doping) (Swimming World article) (about Werner Franke and Brigitte Berendonk (pdf))]