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Apr 25, 2017 · Chuck Wielgus, who as the top official in American swimming was credited with doing more than anyone to make it the nation’s premier Summer Olympics sport, but who was later scarred by his...
Apr 23, 2017 · COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- USA Swimming executive director Chuck Wielgus, who led a federation that brought home 156 Olympic medals during his 20 years at the helm, died Sunday. He was 67. USA Swimming said Wielgus died in Colorado Springs of complications from colon cancer.
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Apr 23, 2017 · COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Chuck Wielgus, who served USA Swimming as Executive Director for nearly 20 years, passed away on Sunday in Colorado Springs. Wielgus died of complications from colon cancer, which was first diagnosed in 2006 and Wielgus battled while continuing to steer USA Swimming to record growth. He was 67.
Apr 24, 2017 · Chuck Wielgus, who as the head of USA Swimming for 20 years oversaw the sport’s growth in the United States from an Olympic backwater to a prime-time event, but whose tenure was marred by...
Jun 6, 2018 · Chuck Wielgus. Died on April 23, 2017 at age 67. As the top official in American swimming Mr. Wielgus was credited with doing more than anyone to make it the nation’s premier Summer...
Jun 9, 2014 · More than four years after saying he had nothing to be sorry for, USA Swimming chief Chuck Wielgus finally apologized to victims of sexual abuse for the first time.
Apr 23, 2017 · Chuck Wielgus, executive director of USA Swimming for nearly two decades, died on Sunday in Colorado Springs of complications from colon cancer, the organization announced. He was 67.
