The complaint is that the training methods involved subjecting swimmers to physical harassment and “psychological terror.”
Gyorgy Turi, a well-known swimming coach accused of physical and psychological harassment by the Hungarian swimming star Laszlo Czech Republic, among others, announced his resignation on Thursday.
“Starting today, I am stepping down as chairman of the Hungarian Swimming Federation (MUSZ) training committee,” said Gyorgy Turi, 64, in a open letter published by the media.
Cseh, a double world champion and winner of six Olympic medals, was coached by Turi for most of his career, until 2014.
In October he stated in an interview that training methods involved subjecting swimmers to physical harassment already a “psychological terror”.
Since these revelations, several swimmers in the Hungarian media have accused Turi of physical harassment to the extent of throwing a swimmer into the water grabbed by the hair, and hitting another in the bathrooms.
A swimmer explained in an interview that Turi, known by the nickname ‘Zar’, compared them to pigs if he perceived that they had gained weight.
The coach, who admitted hitting a swimmer in the face and using a pole in training, defended his methods in several recent interviews.
But now Turi estimates that the accusations have turned the situation into “Impossible to manage”And that put the reputation of the sport and your club at risk.
The MUSZ opened an investigation at the beginning of the month and said Thursday in a statement that his departure “was the only acceptable decision.” (D)
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