USA Swimming Moves On From CEO Tim Hinchey, National Team Director Lindsay Mintenko

swin @) swan USA Swimming Cleans House: USA Swimming has announced the departure of CEO Tim Hinchey, while sources have said National Team Managing Director Lindsay Mintenko will resign as the national governing body seeks a change of leadership. Also: The University of Hawaii names its head coach, American sprinter Abbey Weitzeil announces she'll take a year off from swimming, and an update on the Paralympic swimming competition in Paris. USA SWIMMING PARTS WAYS WITH HINCHEY, MINTENKO USA Swimming has moved on from President and CEO Tim Hinchey and National Team Managing Director Lindsay Mintenko, sources told SwimSwam last week. The departure of Hinchey, who had been in his position with the national governing body since 2017, was confirmed by USA Swimming with a statement on August 29. “It has been a remarkable opportunity to lead the sport I have loved since my youth," Hinchey said. "I am confident that the future of the organization is bright and will continue to be best in class among the National Governing Bodies and a leader on the world stage.” The press release also announced the appointment of Shana Ferguson, USA Swimming's Chief Operating Officer (COO), as the interim CEO. “I am excited and appreciate the Board’s confidence in my assuming this role and stand ready to work with the Board and our membership to continue to drive our sport forward," Ferguson said. The USA Swimming press release made no mention of Mintenko, who has been serving as the Managing Director of the National Team since 2017. The announcements came one week after one week after letters from the USA Swimming’s Coaches Advisory Council and the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) demanding changes from USA Swimming’s leadership were leaked to SwimSwam. Read more here. UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII NAMES STEVE ALLNUTT HEAD COACH The University of Hawaii has announced Steve Allnutt, a former Rainbow Warrior, as the new head coach of the swimming & diving team. The need to find a new coach late in the offseason came to be after former head coach Mike Stephens took a job as the associate head coach at Stanford in July. Allnutt has spent the past 10 years coaching in the Mountain West Conference, most recently serving as an assistant at San Jose State for the past two seasons. “We are thrilled to welcome Steve back to the UH swimming and diving family,” said Hawaii Athletic Director Craig Angelos. “We had a great pool of candidates to choose from and he really distinguished himself during the process.” Angelos also called Allnutt’s history swimming for the Hawaii swim and dive program an “extra bonus”. As an athlete, Allnutt swam at Hawaii from 2007 until 2011, helping lead the team to the Conference USA men's championship title in 2011. “It is with gratefulness and excitement that I begin this journey leading the UH Swimming & Diving program,” Allnutt said. “This program has a special place in the diving and swimming world, and with the great support of the Hawai’i Athletics Department, we will continue an exemplary well-rounded student-athlete experience for our divers and swimmers.” Read more here. ABBEY WEITZEIL TO TAKE YEAR OFF SWIMMING American sprinter Abbey Weitzeil is taking an extended break from the sport after competing in her third Olympic Games. Weitzeil, 27, announced she'll be taking some time away from the sport while cleaning out her locker at Cal, where she's trained since 2016. Weitzeil said this is a “long break I’ve never taken before in my whole life. I’m getting married this fall and I’m just going to live life for a second.” Weitzeil and former Cal men's team member Michael Jensen are set to get married later this month. Weitzeil qualified for her third consecutive U.S Olympic team in 2024, winning a gold medal on the mixed 4x100 medley relay and a silver on the women's 4x100 free relay in Paris. She owns a total of six Olympic medals over her three appearances at the Games, including another gold from the women's medley relay at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. GREAT BRITAIN LEADS PARALYMPIC SWIMMING MEDAL TABLE THROUGH DAY 5 Great Britain holds the lead in the medal table through the first five nights of swimming at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, as the Brits have won 13 gold medals to lead the field by a wide margin. On Monday, the finals session was highlighted by a world record performance from Italian Simone Barlaam, who posted a time of 23.90 to set the all-time mark in the men's 50 freestyle S9. Barlaam, who also won the event in Tokyo, took six one-hundredths off his previous record of 23.96. *  Also Read: That Time Simone Barlaam Made Artwork for SwimSwam Magazine Trailing the Brits in the medal table stands is China, who have eight golds and 19 total medals. Italy ranks third with seven gold and 21 medals, while Ukraine has the most total medals with 23. See the full medal table here. Check out the Day 6 prelim recap and finals preview here. QUICK HITS * Listen to Caeleb Dressel debrief his 2024 Olympics with SwimSwam's Mel Stewart here. During the conversation, Dressel reveals his interest in taking over from Rowdy Gaines as a swimming commentator on NBC sometime in the future. * For a refresher on the seismic changes we'll see this NCAA season as a result of conference realignment, click here. * Georgia Tech has unveiled a new locker room for the school’s swim & dive teams after a $1.4 million renovation. * On August 26, Australian Olympic medalist Madi Wilson gave birth to her first child, son Austin Wilson Short. * Find out where over 1,140 swimmers and divers will head to college for their freshman seasons in 2024-25. * Check out the first of our 2025 College Swimming Previews with the #12 Michigan women here. TIM HINCHEY, LINDSAY MINTENKO EXPECTED TO BE REPLACED BY USA SWIMMING By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam Hinchey is reportedly going to be replaced as CEO of USA Swimming while Mintenko is expected to resign as the National Team Managing Director. Read the full story on SwimSwam: Tim Hinchey, Lindsay Mintenko Expected to Be Replaced by USA Swimming Read More → - SHANA FERGUSON NAMED INTERIM CEO OF USA SWIMMING By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam USA Swimming has named Shana Ferguson as the interim CEO of USA Swimming following Tim Hinchey's departure from the role he had since 2017. Read the full story on SwimSwam: Shana Ferguson Named Interim CEO of USA Swimming Read More → - 2024 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST ABBEY WEITZEIL TO TAKE THE UPCOMING YEAR OFF OF SWIMMING By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam Weitzeil is getting married this fall and said she is "just going to live life for a second." She won gold and silver in Paris. Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2024 Olympic Gold Medalist Abbey Weitzeil To Take The Upcoming Year Off Of Swimming Read More → - HAWAII ANNOUNCES ALUM STEVE ALLNUTT AS NEW SWIMMING AND DIVING HEAD COACH By Spencer Penland on SwimSwam Allnutt is a Hawaii swim and dive alum, who has spent the last 10 seasons coaching in the Mountain West Conference.  Read the full story on SwimSwam: Hawaii Announces Alum Steve Allnutt as New Swimming and Diving Head Coach Read More → - OLYMPIC SWIMMER CAELEB DRESSEL WOULD LIKE TO DO ROWDY GAINES’ NBC JOB By Gold Medal Mel Stewart on SwimSwam Caeleb Dressel's timing might be perfect. Rowdy announced that he is retiring after the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Read the full story on SwimSwam: Olympic Swimmer Caeleb Dressel Would Like To Do Rowdy Gaines’ NBC Job Read More → - 2024 PARALYMPICS: GREAT BRITAIN RETAINS MEDAL TABLE LEAD, USA CONTINUES TO IMPROVE By Nicole Miller on SwimSwam After day 5, Great Britain still holds the lead over the Paralympic medal table, while the US added another gold to inch closer to the top 3. Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2024 Paralympics: Great Britain Retains Medal Table Lead, USA Continues to Improve Read More → - Twitter Facebook Instagram Website