The lawsuit claims USA Swimming manipulated background check procedures as a method of covering up Hutchison’s actions and mishandled the investigation into the allegations against the swim coach.

Kukors Smith is a 2012 Olympian. Mr. Allard stated in a press conference that the goal of the lawsuit was to force USA Swimming to “accept responsibility for allowing, and in fact, enabling a known predator coach to molest for almost a decade sexually, my client Ariana Smith…”

Protecting Pedophile Coaches Prevalent

Attorney Robert Allard has been involved in litigation against USA Swimming for nearly a decade, claiming the “culture of protecting pedophile coaches” is so prevalent in USA Swimming that the only solution is to “…blow it all up and rebuild it from the ground up.”

The civil lawsuit also names former Olympic swim coach, Mark Schubert, for his failure to report reasonable suspicion of child endangerment or child abuse. Schubert coached Kukors Smith at the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships and 2007 World Championships in Australia. It is during this time which Hutchison is alleged in the lawsuit to have been openly engaged in inappropriate behavior, such as kissing, cuddling and hugging, with Kukors Smith.

Ariana Kukor-Smith Claims Hutchison “Stole” from Her

In an interview, Kukor-Smith claimed that Hutchison stole her swimming career, her virginity, her college experience, her Olympic dream and even her friendships and that while organizations like USA Swimming could “deter, detect and discipline sexual abuse,” they have done nothing other than protecting their public image.

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/olympics/federal-ways-ariana-kukors-says-in-lawsuit-that-usa-swimming-covered-up-alleged-sexual-abuse-by-coach/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/ariana-kukors-smith-alleges-top-usa-swimming-officials-ignored-sex-abuse/2018/05/21/1d6f3246-5d36-11e8-a4a4-c070ef53f315_story.html?utm_term=.b8fce4fe8034

Former U.S. national swim coach Schubert faces lawsuit
A swimming coach and philanthropist claims she was wrongfully fired by former U.S. national coach Mark Schubert after she became aware of abuse allegations within his Southern California club.

Lawsuit: Olympic swim coach ignored sexual abuse
Eight-time U.S. Olympic coach Mark Schubert, while U.S. national team director and later at Golden West Swim Club, repeatedly ignored and dismissed complaints of inappropriate behavior toward young female swimmers by a longtime Orange County swim coach, a former coach alleged in a wrongful termination lawsuit on Monday.

Ex-Olympics coach accused of ignoring inappropriate behavior
A former U.S. Olympic swimming coach ignored complaints of sexually inappropriate behavior according to a lawsuit filed in Orange County Superior Court.

Suit against former US national swim coach Schubert claims sex abuse cover-up

USA Swimming denies cover-up with former coach

All Fall Down – Dramatic New Court Case Likely To Cause Domino Effect At USA Swimming
The claim states that Schubert fired coach Dia Rianda because of her persistence in alerting Schubert of continued inappropriate behavior by William Jewell, Schubert’s friend and assistant at the Golden West Swim Club (GWSC).

Commentary: By Allowing Coaches To Date Their Swimmers, USA Swimming Has No Choice But To Change Leadership At The Top
What we’ve discovered is that for more than thirty years now is that USA Swimming’s own investigations are either nonexistent or woefully inadequate.