Justice may finally catch up to George Gibney, the man Irish swimming tried to forget

Former Irish Olympic coach George Gibney has been arrested in Florida and faces extradition to Ireland over historic child sexual abuse charges

George Gibney in 2019 close to his home near Orlando in Florida. On Monday, he was arrested there and is facing 79 charges of attempted rape, relating to the alleged sexual abuse of four girls, court documents show. Picture: Mark Horgan

He was the internationally renowned Olympic swimming coach who was meant to bring the lagging Irish programme to the next level.

But the so-called saviour of Irish swimming, George Gibney, is accused of being a predator who used his high-profile celebrity position in sports to abuse dozens of young swimmers he coached.