Crime in Sports - #436 - The Smooth Pervert - Brian Phelps

Episode Date: November 26, 2024

This week, we look at a British Olympic diver, who took the country by storm, as a teenager. He married an Olympic gymnast, and set out to have the perfect life. They did traveling acrobatic shows, then settled on making a business out of making kids into Olympians, with their gym. This was going great, until many, many women accuse him of taking them into a basement called "Happyland", back when he "coached" them.Be a national hero by the time you're barely a teenager, marry a medal winning gymnast, and destroy both your legacy & the lives of a lot of people, all at the same time!!Check us out, every Tuesday!We will continue to bring you the biggest idiots in sports history!! Hosted by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman Donate at... patreon.com/crimeinsports or with paypal.com using our email: [e-mail] Get all the CIS & STM merch at crimeinsports.threadless.com Go to shutupandgivememurder.com for all things CIS & STM!!  Contact us on... twitter.com/crimeinsports [e-mail] facebook.com/Crimeinsports instagram.com/smalltownmurderSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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We got let's talk about our asshole of the week here Brian Eric Phelps. Oh You've no relation right? No, you've never heard of him. I'm sure I've never heard of him before No found him for this Brian Phelps Brian. He's an Englishman. Oh Phelps here Brian Phelps. He is born on April 21st 1944 older man in England to a right smack in the middle of war to write smack like literally there was bombs falling as this guy was being born That's why his mother's water broke because a bomb scared her into birth a bomb hit their neighbor Yeah, so he's born in what is this Chelmsford England or Helmsford England? I don't know which one Jones

CHELM Sford England here. He's born so he's an an Olympian, as we'll talk about here. An Olympic guy here. He's got a younger brother named John, who we'll talk about during this also, because he's also a scumbag. So it works out great. Here's a little talk with him. This conversation? This interview? What is it? This is amazing. It's an interview with him from back in the day. All right, he talks about his childhood Oh, and it's fucking insane. Sure. I mean it's it's just crazy shit So to do this, I think we need to probably do it in their own words because it's we're gonna start out hot here

This is real early on in their own words, but let's get right into it here in their own words quote At school in East Ham. I was this cocky little bugger. Put it in put it this way, I wasn't always in trouble. But it was in my I was in my share of it did handstands on the roof to show how clever I was that sort of thing. The trouble is the other kids would try to copy me didn't have the ability and there were accidents. So I'd be chastised. Oh, he'd get yelled at for people impersonating Jack. Yeah, you clumsy shit. Yeah. Yeah He was to the Johnny Knoxville at the school and no one told the kids not to try other shipping into ceiling fans And he gets in trouble

He said we lived in Burgess Road and had a trampoline and a diving board in the back garden, but no pool What? Where the fuck is the diving board in the back garden but no pool what where the fuck is the diving board leading to yeah the trampoline we talking right why do you have why do you have such weird shit why would you that's the crazy that's like saying I have a I have a hoop but no backboard or pole to put it on like it to make this sits on the ground just sits on the ground so weird as shit ever so that's a that's useless he said there was this strip of ground that no grass ever grew that's where the diving board was why why you're

still the I still don't do with that it's so fucking weird so in 1958 there is a talk with him and his father here in the newspaper. And this is from the Observer. I love that you call interviews talks. Talks, little chit chat. Little sit down. 14 year old Brian Phelps, a cheerful young extrovert, compactly built with close cut light brown hair, a candid manner, this sounds like a pedophile wrote this

so far, and the accent of his home district East Ham was there was yesterday diving for England against the Russians at Blackpool No, I don't dive into anything like pool the youngest diver to represent his country He is the youngest person in fact the only junior to become the senior plane diving champion of England. That's not good We know that's terrible. That sounds bad. The only junior. The only junior, yeah. Not good.

Senior plane diving champion. Plane, P-L-A-I-N. I don't know what this means. I don't know what any of this shit means so far. Hopefully it'll become clear later. But do they mean like in 11th grade or year 11 or however the fuck they say it? I think they mean non-adult.

Yeah? Maybe. That's the vibe I'm getting here. Just as over the past few years, You mean like in 11th grade or year 11 or however the fuck they say it? I think they mean non-adults. Yeah? Maybe. That's the vibe I'm getting here. Alright. Just as over the past few years he has been the youngest to win various junior titles, yeah, it's something that means kids. He's a kid.

And he holds every one for which he is eligible, having come top in men's high board trials a month ago. He will be the youngest competitor in the Empire Games. He is also his father said Smiling the youngest old man. So his dad described him. He's a little old man that amused Brian you put that in He said make sure it's in the article there. Make sure they know make sure they know I'm an old man I'm clever too clever and I'm an old man but if success has come from the kind of application which is which usually only adults have and has brought Self-confidence that has not made him the least cocky great. Does he ever feel nervous?

He says quote I did it first but not so much now at least only before important events They say and that's often when he dives best his coach said some divers go to pieces when they're nervous But not Brian even when his diving isn't inspired. He never drops Which diving is all dropping? That's a bad way to put it sure he never fucks up You never you know, but how much stress can be involved? I mean, I realize you got a score to win but hey, I don't know I've never it seems like gravity is gonna help you out a lot there There's nobody there like no one's gonna

Yeah, I mean like if you're pitching someone trying to hit the goddamn ball. It's different. Let's do your thing man. Do your thing Yeah, I don't get why I don't know. He said that's important in competitions He always gets some marks for a dive, but usually the brilliance is there and he said he starts off with three advantages He's strong. He's got a smooth physique. This is his coach talking. He's got a smooth physique and he hasn't any fear. And well, he just does things better than the others. What goes on in his mind when he had not been on a high board since the previous season?

The next day he learned, what is this? Learned a third okay the most difficult was the double twisting one and a half of forward one and a half somersault with a double twist okay I don't even picture that screw and a half so I guess you're landing on your like a McTwist escape move like a but you landed on your head right you diving in I yeah yeah like a half right twist is a turn in a flip so that's what it feels like two of those It's a Mike McGill owes this guy my shit. Hey, okay shitty. He owes this guy. He did it without a board Yeah, so yeah, he said that once he learned these three dives

He did them as well as any as his others and it put him on equal terms with anyone in the country Then success came in the Empire Game trials, which were also used to select internationals, and now his life seems to be all diving. Last weekend he dived and won for Great Britain and Paris. As soon as he returned he was competing for the southern countries against the Russians. Soon he would be off to Munich to compete with the Germans. Just real friendly people he's going to. Russians, Germans, anybody else you want to go to who's just warm and friendly?

The most approachable people on the planet. Very cuddly. The cuddliest of them all. Welcoming ones. After the Empire games, he'd have to travel to Jersey, Holland. I was like, oh, he's going to New Jersey. Yeah, Jersey. Perfect. I was like, this guy's perfect part but Holland and Ireland for contests or exhibitions and he stood a good chance of getting to

Budapest for the European Games. It's all just good fun. He says how many been his dad says how many boys his age get the chance to go up in an airplane and see so Many places. Yeah, that's right. No shit a lot So they said it's just as busy a time for Brian's coach and his family his coach said I've known I'm known in diving circles as Brian Phelps his coach now And that's what the father says. Yes, and I'm known as Brian Phelps his father Everything revolves around diving just take the laundry 12 towels for a weekend's training and as likely as not they'll be wanted again before they're back in the launch back from the laundry

So you have to they have to have hundreds of towels these people so diving if you want to get your kid into diving It's very expensive not for pools or anything like that just in pure towel purchases towel money has to be outrageous You got to really have a stock of towels. You got them in the laundry and the kids already dive and going fuck Where's my towel towel man washing it're washing it, you gotta keep going. They're all in the wash, I don't know what to tell you. I don't know. You gotta have a lot. Drip dry. They said, this talk was enough for Brian.

We were wasting one of his few free evenings and he wanted to go out. But Brian Phelps thought, though an adult champion, was also a boy of 14. Golly. He has to be home by 9.30. Yeah, he's gonna. He's gonna go out. He's got himself a curfew. So here's a Daily Telegraph article from

June 5th 1958 and it says diving Brian Phelps is fit. That means something different there. You can't say that. Every one of these articles sounds like they want to fuck this boy. He's 14 you guys. He's smooth though. He's so smooth. His physique is just smooth. Hairless smooth. Look at him. Fit child. Disgusting. Brian Phelps is fit by our though he's so smooth his physique is just smooth hairless smooth look at a fit child disgusting Brian Phelps is fit by our swimming correspondent Brian Phelps British Britain's young highboard champion whose back injury threatened to stop him diving against West Germany in the Munich in Munich this weekend was able to fly out with the English team yesterday after

all in a hard practice he did 35 dives in 60 minutes which that seems like you how do you get out of the water that fast climb that ladder quick holy that's more than one every two minutes that's yes I mean you get out get right up that ladder that is holy shit in Munich Brian will dive with veteran British champion Peter Heatley from the 33rd, from the 33 foot tower. 33 feet in the air. That's three stories.

Yeah. That is high. That's so high. I don't wanna do that. Just to climb up that ladder would take so long. He must've been hustling, man. Move. He's got an elevator?

Maybe they have a little scissor lift. August 2nd, 1958, Daily Herald article here here Brian Phelps is top this time. Okay He's a top to say how they're telling call it. I'm a top He's fit to top. He's fit. He's smooth and he's a top That's his tinder profile fit smooth top Diving with consistency 14 year old Brianelps, yesterday turned the tables on his great rival Peter Heatley. Fuck Heatley.

Topped him. Topped him. He got, he really showed him what's what. Topped Heatley. Gave him the what for right in the fucking butthole is what he did there. By winning the high board event in the Commonwealth Festival of diving at st. Hyler Jersey Phelps gained these points don't matter So that's he beat he beat the big guy there sure he won the gold medal in the 10 meter platform at the

1958 European Championships in Budapest Hungary at the age of 14 14 diving 30 feet driving 30 feet and all against all of Europe Yeah, basically and doing it the best He's the smoothest bodied guy they got here again, Jesus Daily Mirror September 8 1958 Russians load wonder diver Brian load wonder load him What's a load wonder? They load him up. They put all the Russians dropped loads on Brian the wonder load or load wonder is that what he's Russians? load wonder diver Brian with presence it says

Because he's so smooth. It sounds like a Russians load wonder Oh my god, this is it's a wonder he can handle so much love so much God this is fun. It's a wonder he can handle so much love so much Ian black a boy of few words Oh Brian Phelps a cockney kid with a laugh in every line of his cheery chatter We're Britain's gold medal heroes when the European swimming championships ended last night That's great cuz blacks the load wonder and he's the top. It's a perfect man. He's getting loaded up by blacks over here He's got a black and a top and a smooth body. Holy shit, man. So black said, there's nothing fantastic about it,

about winning. And the Russians, accepting humiliation with good grace, gave him presents ranging from a doll in a peasant costume, just what every 15 year old boy wants, a doll in a peasant costume, to a model of Lenin's tomb. Again, if you're not a Russian, you really give a shit about Lenin for Christ's sake. Would I give you a lock of Stalin's hair? Anything else that I don't want that you're going to give me?

And as a model of his tomb? Like where he rests. Yeah, yeah. There you go. How's that? I mean, if it's Legos maybe. You got the Queen's graveyard too? He gets that too. Right under that though is something that we should talk about and that says so you're never constipated Question mark never never I eat so much Taco Bell. I said that's what you may think. Oh, oh, there's some just hanging out But do you really know the symptoms of constipation? Well having shit in a while. That's one of them. I Can usually tell if I haven't shit. You don't know though. Sometimes the walls are sticky and you can't see in that.

You can't tell. That's a good point. Some sticks behind. You ever, you ever wiped and just won't stop wiping? Something else in there. Constipation. That seems like a shitting. Oh my God. Read this quiz below and you'll find out. Everybody ready to take the constipation quiz? Here we go. Have you ever had any of these warning signs lately ever and lately? Loss of appetite and there's a thing look with checks. Yeah loss of appetite bad breath billy isness they think hold on Shit is coming back up through you. I think I think you got like a p trap there basically, right? So it doesn't let it back up?

Oh yeah, there's probably several of those. There's gotta be a few. I don't think whatever's in your bowels just comes out of it. Boy, your breath is right rank, mate. Jesus Christ. Ain't you shit lightly? He must be constipated, this one, yeah. I can smell it coming out of your mouth.

What the fuck? It's the 50s. Billiousness, which I can smell it coming out of your mouth. What the fuck? It's the 50s. Billiousness, which I still don't even know what that is. Is that just an upset stomach? Swelling maybe? Oh yeah, maybe. A gaspy stomach maybe? Okay. Um, like a, you know, a headaches, poor complexion. Oh, poor complexion. You got zits. What are you? Put that clearacill away. Just take a shit. And then finally, lassitude. What is that? I have no fucking idea what that is. I think that's a made up word.

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the whole family will ask for and enjoy. I'm sure. Of course, let's all shit together, folks. Ah. So he ends up going, Brian goes to the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Here we go. At 16, where he ends up taking a bronze medal

in the 10 meter platform event 30 footer That's the one he likes there So I mean 16 any kind of metals pretty good and yeah I guess Bob Webster the United States won the high diving gold medal. He couldn't beat old Bob Webster Yeah, but he's a schoolboy. They keep saying schoolboy schoolboys hilarious. Just really perverted on the whole thing So I August of 1962 He wins the European championships again, and he said that he'd win the gold medal. Oh, he told us all he said fuck Yeah, he said I told you ahead of time. I'd win this shit. I want it now. He's like Joe Namath out here calling a shot

1962 November 27th here Phelps adds another gold medal to his collection. Great. He does that he wins the Commonwealth Games which I think are just like all the British colonies. It may just be in Boston only. That's all it is. The Commonwealth. So they said this bronzed well-built 18 year old.

God Jesus. His crew cut hair bleached almost white by the water and sun went into the final with the went to the final with the lead of four and a half points over Tom Dinsley of Canada. He scored eights for two and a half for his two and a half forward somersault almost as much for his next two dives. Look at him. January 23rd, 1964 Olympic setback for Brian Phelps. Oh no.

Oh yeah. I guess Brian Phelps, Britain's top diving hope for an Olympic medal in Tokyo, has been in the London hospital Whitechapel for a week suffering from a rupture strained in training. And it was revealed today. A rupture. What do you rupture? Maybe like his face. Yeah, it could be. I don't know. What else can you rupture when you're 18? Spleen. I don't know. You're very un else can you rupture when you're 18? spleen You're very unrupturable 18 general. Yeah, you stay together pretty Versatile they don't break up usually stretched

Absolutely, so April 1964 Phelps told to compete in trials Brian Phelps Britain's top driver our diver and main hope for an Olympic medal had been told by British Officials that he must compete in the next Olympic trials at Cardiff I guess because he was injured so they're saying they're not just gonna just give him a spot right here so he has to has to get in there April 18th 1964 Phelps taking off list of Tokyo divers oh he's got a leg injury now oh no he's all fucked up I don't know how you get injured diving unless it's the pools too shallow or I don't get rain I mean because you really throw in yourself I mean you fall but there's no there's no force against Yeah, you're just you're in the air. I mean you're just fighting gravity a little bit. How do you hurt yourself?

I don't get it. Some people hurt themselves walking. That's true. That's true. I've heard of much worse than that They said this is a serious setback, but not as disastrous as it sounds now. He's 20 and So this is a serious setback, but not as disastrous as it sounds now. He's 20 and So yeah This I guess he's twice high board champion of Europe has an inflammation of the right knee at the point where his muscle Enters the bone this prevents him from doing dives from a running takeoff and in the words of his coach This means he's not 100% always doing from doing from standing still got to stand still that's much harder I guess he can only do those dives Yeah, we hang on to the shit. Uh-huh. He survived survived injury and accident

He had back trouble in 1958 just before winning his first European title at 14 14 year olds get back crazy a lot of stress and all that kind of shit You know how it is when you're 14 more. Yeah fucking child support all that kind of shit. It gets you, you know, paternity suits, all of that. It's a lot. So they said an injured shoulder during the 1960 Olympics when he came in third, he was told to stay out of the water for six weeks earlier this year after a rupture operation and was back in three. His latest injury is the result of working too hard at his conditioning program. His coach said Brian has been doing 100 deep knee bending

exercises every lunchtime to strengthen his hurdle leg. Not until too late did I discover that recent medical and ski jumping experience has shown this type of exercise to be harmful. 200 deep lunges? Deep knee bends. Yeah. Going all the way down and back up.

Squats. Yeah, but I'm not worried. It's just another problem to overcome, and I don't it will have a long-term effects on his chances in Tokyo Okay, okay a specialist has said he must not use pressure on his leg for at least two weeks But I don't think we need to stop entirely right you know I'm a doctor too now Instead of working on the last two difficult somersaults and twists of his ten double dive Olympic tests and now last two difficult somersaults and twists of his 10-dive Olympic tests and now polishing up the details of his technique later, we shall have to go at things the other way around." So he'll be doing handstands and sitting dives to improve his line of entry.

He'll be practicing without launching, basically. Another setback in June of 64. Now he's got sh a really now he's got shingles. Oh what? He's a little young for that. Yeah, I've never heard. He's a young old man James I've never heard of anyone under 55 getting shingles. Have you? I've heard of 30 somethings 40 maybe 18 That's uh, that's awfully young. For a smooth-bodied English boy. I don't think so. It's awfully early for the for the chickenpox Virus to come back and get you. He's a top for Christ's sake. This makes no sense. I don't think so. It's awfully early for the for the chickenpox Virus to come back and get you. He's a top for crying. This makes no sense. I don't get it He'll be out of training for two to three weeks His trainer said Brian is terribly dejected. Well time was so short before this latest blow

It is almost certain now that Phelps left to give up give up any hope of doubling up on the springboard in Tokyo Shingles are like body herpes man. They are of doubling up on the springboard in Tokyo. Shingles are like body herpes, man. They are crazy. My dad just had them. It's the ugliest thing. Seems horrible. I hope he never listens to this because he was hideous.

Does not seem... Gross. No. They have shots for that shit now. Yeah. It would seem like a wise thing to get. Brilliant idea. I don't think you are that.

If you've seen what my dad went through, you'd be in line tomorrow. It's crazy. This is good here. This is a great fucking first line. August 11, 1964. This is so perverted. Okay. We always make fun of football for their shit.

This is worse. Okay. Brian Phelps beat off the challenge of John Candler. Yeah. Beat him off just as a champion should. Drained his balls clean by defeating him overwhelmingly at Crystal Palace last night. I don't even know what the fuck that means. I have no idea.

Phelps concentration on detail, especially on entries, was worth one to one and a half marks per dive. Yeah. I'm out. I don't know what that means. Got inside him real nice. He just got in there. Well, he's a top. That's the know what that is. Got inside him real nice. He just got in there. Well, he's a top.

That's the thing. So he really enters from the good angle. 1964 here, so he's at the Olympics. He looks like, did he do anything? I don't think he won anything, but he was there. October 2nd, 1954, Brian Phelps' romance. Oh! Ooh, here we go.

Is this a book? Oh no, this is, sounds like it. Just a little article, yeah? Yeah, Brian Phelps, romance. Oh, here we go. Is this a book? Oh, no, this is Yeah. Yeah. Brian Phelps, Britain's top Olympic diver confirmed today that he was going steady with gymnast Monica Rutherford, another member of the Olympic team. Hell yeah. Oh my god. I better in the village. Guarantee it. Yeah. Imagine the sheet, the flexibility there. Forget it. His his smoothness and his topness. And his ability to really contort too. Yeah, these two are gonna...

Oh, that's a... These two are gonna have yoga fucking... They can get it in different crazy ways. This is gonna be wild. Kama Sutra's not funny to them. Oh no, they're like, this is easy. That's for real. I could do that.

It's easy. Like your stupid opinions, we did that. That dumb book. The book of all the positions of people like, these are ridiculous. Well, not if you're... not if the girl's a gymnast and you're a champion diver. It's not ridiculous Phelps said but we are not engaged yet Said he Phelps from London said he had known the blonde Sunderland girl for about a year both are 20 and Miss Rutherford is three weeks older than him. Oh. And then this is a crazy article. Double death fall.

Uh oh. An American woman tourist was killed in Paris today when another woman landed on her in a death fall from a 225 foot tower of Notre Dame Cathedral. Holy shit. They both fell off and one landed on the other. Wow. Police later named the tourist as Veronica McConnell,

age 22 of Philadelphia. Oh no. Fucked up. They're not coming back to Philly. Police later named the tourist as Veronica McConnell age 22 of Philadelphia. Oh, no fucked up They're not coming back to Philly the woman who fell to her death from the tower of the 800 years old cathedral looked about 30 Years old. How high is that thing 80 feet or so eight? Oh, I have no idea doesn't say what does it say here 225 foot tower Holy shit, that's a very very high. That's 20 floors. I mean 22 floors. Yeah, you're fucking dead and she looked about 30. How could you tell? She looked about 30 feet wide? Well half her head's over there and the other half you put the two halves together

She looks about 30, right? She carried no identity papers The woman who crashed down into the street had been with a group of tourists visiting the towers of the cathedral down into the street had been with a group of tourists visiting the towers of the cathedral. The tourists were examining one of the big bells when the woman slipped from the group and apparently went over a stone railing. And then somebody on the ground, someone threw her off. That's that. I'm sorry.

Her husband said, Oh, yeah, he took all her papers first. And then he's back across the fucking pond before they figure out where she's a long slip. Holy shit, October 7th 1964 They're just talking about his training In the fact that he keeps having all these injuries. I guess he had some bruising Probably just all that fucking with his goddamn Olympic girlfriend So December 2nd 1964 Monica to marry Brian Phelps

You're gonna do it and that not an engagement rumored in Tokyo during the Olympic Games was announced last night. The 20-year-old Monica Rutherford, the women's gymnastics champion and Brian Phelps, the 20-year-old diving champion, have decided to get married as soon as Monica finishes training college. At her home on Darien Avenue, Sunderland, Monica said, the newspapers heard that we were going out together while we were in Japan and Immediately jumped to the conclusion that things were that things were engaged We were thinking about it, but nothing was official

Brian who comes from East Ham London is moving to the Northeast after Christmas I love the region and I have got a job as a sales representative in Newcastle Olympians don't do that anymore. No, that's work. Have a job I got a job as a sales rep Her job is to create new gym moves that she can call them after herself and then go on talk shows for 40 years This is the Simone 12. That's it brace yourself If he can persuade the authorities to put a 10 meter board in felling swimming baths Brian will train there during the summer.

In summer, he will train at the Dauden Pool where he has trained before. No wedding date's been announced. We will get married as soon as possible after I finish training as a teacher in July, she said. Oh yeah, Olympic gymnasts aren't teachers generally now. Generally not, yeah. Then January 26, 1965, this is fucking amazing.

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join Wondery Plus in the Wondery app. Brian Phillips, who plans to continue his diving career, will have a new training aid next next season, cigarettes. What? to continue his diving career will have a new training aid next next season cigarettes what i love 1965 he's smoking and they're telling everybody this is still i don't know that's that's amazing by the way because they used to say like in the 30s and 40s like if you had a lot of stress and stuff they they doctors would tell you why don't you take up smoking yeah be good for you and it helps you lose weight about half a pack of pack of bag, I think that'll help you. Like, man, that must've been great. Doctor says I have to smoke, I'm sorry.

I'm so tired. I can't. I'm so sick. I have to keep smoking or else I'm gonna get worse. He has taken a job as a trainee sales representative with the tobacco company, and in two months' time, he'll be working in an area around Sunderland. Says Phelps, they're giving me a car,

but it still means plenty of leg work and exercise. Oh, okay. He's gonna sell cigarettes. Yeah, he's got jokes about it. Jesus, May 10th, 1965, Phelps misses trials and upsets officials. Oh. Oh my God.

What'd they do, flick a cigarette in their face? Take that, you fucking old. You blind fuck. They were trying to finger him, so I mean it's, you know. yeah Brian Phelps Britain's best-ever diver now he's the best ever ever of all time 22 years old Wow upset British officials last night when he failed to arrive at the international trials at Crystal Palace London he's fucking his gymnast fiancee has no time he's busy although he had accepted the nomination for the trials Phelps stayed at the Sunderland home of his fiancee

Olympic gymnast Monica Rutherford and missed the chance the nomination for the trials, Phelps stayed at the Sunderland home of his fiancee, Olympic gymnast Monica Rutherford, and missed the chance of selection for the first of three British internationals this season. While amateur association officials were angry Brian Phelps did not notify them of the withdrawal, Phelps was criticizing the ASA for what he described as lack of training facilities at the nearest pool. He said that the board at the felling used for the national one meter championship last month was removed even though I was told it would be available for my training so I thought there was no point in me competing in the trials for I had no practice. He took my board away I'm not doing this shit. Now coached by Mr. Norman

Sarfield. July 24th 1965 Olympic diver weds Olympic gymnast. They Sarfield. Okay. July 24th, 1965, Olympic diver, weds Olympic gymnast. They're married. They're married. Brian Phelps from East Ham, the leading diver, married them. They're both 21. They will live in Sunderland.

Children. I'm gonna say, he's like 21. He's Britain's best diver ever. Ever. And he's fucking a gymnast. Forever. I'm gonna say Grace right here. That's a pretty good life He should just kill himself because it's not gonna get a dive into an empty pool at this point

It's not gonna go off the or just a cathedral. Just be aware and enjoy the rest of your shit life Cuz he's near at the best. He's not now has no clue. How could you be? I don't know you're 21. You just think everything's gonna keep getting better Yeah, if it's this good now imagine what it's gonna be like like in five years. You know, realized and hold on like a buried in a gymnast. That's crazy. So right under that, this is why I never knew this happened. Herman's Hermits are banned again. The second time the band Herman's Hermits are banned. They're not allowed. Now Herman's Hermits, by the way, if you don't know if you've ever seen the naked gun when when Leslie Nielsen and Presley They're frolicking around and fucking clothes lining people on the right and something tells me yeah, that's Herman's Herman's and they got banned

I don't know what they would get banned for are they a band again like they're back together or they're Not allowed it was in New York Herman's hermits and other pop groups have been banned from appearing again at Bridgeport, Connecticut. Whole town. Are they fucking too many women? I think so. Earlier the group was banned at Dayton, Ohio. Why are they banning these guys?

I can understand Dayton. The latest ban follows incidents on Thursday night when more than 10,000 teenagers smashed wooden barricades and stoned police cars when Herman was performing. Police Superintendent Joseph Walsh said he was, Walsh said he was amazed by the actions smashed wooden barricades and stoned police cars when Herman was performing. Police Superintendent Joseph Walsh said he was amazed by the actions and language of the teenagers and the lack of self-control by the crowd.

Is Help Me Ronda them or is that the Beach Boys? No, that's the Beach Boys. Yeah, they do nothing that would make teenagers break down barricades, that's what's crazy. Trying to think of a rageful song of that time at all This isn't minor threat. No, they mean this isn't like a fucking punk band or anything This is something tells them into something good They said squads of police and a naval reserve unit were called out to control them

They needed the Navy to keep these kids down. Herman's Herm, it's fucking- Unbelievable, they don't sing anything. That's what I mean, I don't get it. This is crazy. I'm Henry VIII, James, that's their song. That's what I mean. It's just, I would get, I'd break shit too if they school sang that motherfucker over and over

and over again, I'd break shit down. They were jacked. Tell them to sing it again. They didn't do Henry the Eighth and we asked for an encore and they just left. Break down the fucking barricades. Yeah I can't see anything that they sing that is vengeance music. That would cause 10,000 kids to go back shit and start rioting apart from that Henry the eighth being sung a hundred and eight times Jesus Christ it says here busman's honeymoon for Brian here coming up Brian Phelps is on honeymoon but there's no sun drenched beaches for the European Empire and European diving champion just the high

board at the Empire Pool where he's training for his national championship at Crystal Palace next month. Get into it and win. Mind you, his wife Monica understands, as the former British gymnastic champion, she knows training is essential if you want to stay on the top. Her only regret is that she can't join in. She's nursing a broken right wrist.

Oh. Yeah, and then also, here's the two of them. He's shirtless. Yeah, he's by a pool. And barefoot. There's the two of them. He's he's shirtless Yeah, he's by a pool and barefoot. Okay. All right, I was bathing suit on she is just leaning on that She's leaning on the deck. She's fucking yeah right in there. Yeah, his package is front and center Yeah, the race bandage. It's so weird to be like, yeah, take my picture for the news. Let me sit up here Let me get my one leg up. See you my balls really pop for you high-waisted swim trunks. Oh, yeah short legs Short isn't the word for them. Yes. He had to tuck his left ball in

Those are bvd high-waisted bvd's is when you put those on you got to tuck your balls in each side because they're just gonna Cut those are really still gonna fall out. It's still gonna fall out Holy shit, you gotta have like a drawstring like around the waist around each leg Yeah, to keep the balls in. Maybe they'll do that. Maybe they do that. A ball string. Drawstring? It's a ball string Fraction win by Phelps in 1965. Oh it barely won. Apparently after nearly a year in the wilderness during which he was dropped from the British team, Brian Phelps a 21 year old cigarette salesman

during which he was dropped from the British team. Brian Phelps, a 21 year old cigarette salesman. Hilarious. Now living in Sunderland, made a resounding return to the international diving in Great Britain versus Italy match at Crystal Palace London last night. The capacity crowd. Yeah. Sell out.

Dude. Sell out crowd. The 60s were wild. 10,000 kids riot over Henry VIII, and they're selling out diving matches. This is the felps who comes from East Ham achieve victory in a most dramatic fashion the Italian had completed his 10 completed his 10 dives and Phelps stood on the 33 foot high tower knowing that he had to score a near impossible 55 points to overhaul de Blasie and win. He chose a double-twisting one and a

half somersault which seems to be his go-to. That's his one, yeah. Dive, one of the most difficult in the book and gained the necessary points to beat his rival by the barest of a margin, 0.40 points. Less than half a point, yeah. He won by. April 14th 1966, Brian Phel accused. Oh, there we go. This isn't good here Brian British high diving star Brian Phelps 21 of Ashbrook Sunderland was at Blayden on Tyne Court today accused of indecent exposure Well, those shorts are awfully short. It might have been an accident You said the balls keep popping out and on January 19th and the 24th, two, whipping it out. Wow. Liked it so much. Monday and Friday. Did it again. Yeah. The hearing was adjourned and the

prosecutor said the defense has requested the adjournment because of the witnesses they wish to call is not available. April 28 1966, he comes out the details, two schoolgirls aged 14 and 13, that's not good, were the prosecution's witnesses when the Olympic high diver Brian Eric Phelps, age 22, sales representative of the Elms Ashbrook Sunderland. Give us job. Leave our cigarettes out of this. Jesus come on. We didn't have anything to do with this. Cigarettes never hurt anybody they said. You leave our cigarettes out of this.

Cigarettes do not hurt people. Jesus Christ pleaded not guilty today to indecent exposure. After they had given their evidence to two girls, Mr. Richard Reed for Phelps unsuccessfully submitted that there was no case to answer. We just dismissed this right now Richard Reed the shoe bomber. I think it is. Yeah Are you different but still? So that's that's pretty funny two young girls said he showed us his dick and they went I think there's nothing to see here I think we can go ahead and move this is not credible, right? Right? Mr. Tom Magne, prosecutor said that the offense took place at the council swimming baths at Dunstan

on Tyne on January 19th. Public swimming pool? Yeah, this wasn't even a private matter. Wow. He said that the evidence would show that Phelps standing on top of a staircase outside the baths cafe had indecently exposed himself to the two girls, looking towards them and nodding his head toward them and apparently saying something. Like that dick don't you? How about that? Wow. A girl aged 14 gave evidence and replying to Mr. Reed said that the first time they said

anything about the incident at the baths was on January 24th They have a little little rundown little script here. Mr. Reed. Why did you do that to see if? He would do it again and then tell him and then tell about him That's what that's what this guy said. Is that the Question to see if he does that's his boy. That's his lawyer that said that his lawyer said he did it once and then you waited So what'd you do wait to see if he did it again so you could say shit about it Okay, I don't know. Maybe we weren't sure that we saw dick sir. The next question you were deliberately trying to get him to do it again Oh my god You baited him to show me his dick didn't imagine in a modern courtroom a lawyer with a 14 year old girl on the stand

And an adult dick in the defense Table saying liked it didn't you liked it, right? You wanted to see his dick again You want to see it a double time right a second? second big of a She said we would catch him in the act and tell miss Fenwick at the baths we thought that someone else should see him like you know go look It's not just us. So further replying, the girl agreed that she

and the other girl had discussed the matter with other girls at school. Yeah, that Olympic guy showed us his dick. It's gonna come up. It's crazy. So then finally, April 29th, 1966, Brian Phelps cleared. It didn't happen. Didn't even happen.

It's all good. Brian Phelps found not guilty of indecent exposure. It's because the second time cancels the first one out Yeah, that's why cuz they wanted to see it again. Obviously That is bonkers man the public was Public was cleared from the court while a 14 year old girl said that the alleged incident had happened after her friend had got Phelps's autograph at Dunstan swimming pool. I'll give you something extra with that autograph

Phelps' autograph at Dunstan Swimming Pool. I'll give you something extra with that autograph. The second girl who wept in court denied under cross-examination that she had arranged with the other girls to catch Phelps. It doesn't matter. You can't lay a dick trap. His dicks should be in his pants at all times. If you fall for the dick trap, you still get convicted. Unless they were hiding in a bathroom stall and popped out while he was using the urinal

right this is on him i would say holy shit felps who denied the offense said the story told uh to the magistrates by the girls was false so yeah he's all cleared he's all fine cleared of indecency two-hour hearing the uh chairman counselor william charlton announced they found no case to answer. We figured this out in two hours. Two hours. Fuck out of here, kids. Oh my God. You girls got any Olympic talent by any chance? Either one of you an athlete?

What the hell? He is. So, you know, wow. Another girl with in the group didn't see anything because she was turned the other way. So they used that. PC Joseph Heal said Phelps told him it's untrue. There's nothing I can say except it's not true. It's a complete fabrication When told he would be reported he replied may I say this it's not true

I've been in active sport for about 11 years. I've been to many countries in the world. This doesn't mean your dick Is it what is he doing? So what And signed millions of autographs for little girls. Birds exist, uh... Other things. I also really enjoy pot roast. What are you telling us, Wes? What are you doing, man? Also being a fairly well known person with as much common sense as

the next fellow, I realized the seriousness of such allegations. I would therefore never dream of doing such a thing as it is alleged that I have done. Remember that for later by the way. You wouldn't even dream of it. Wouldn't dream of it. Remember that for later.

And also remember, just remember this and bring it up, Leonardo DiCaprio. I'm going to bring that up later. Okay. Mr. Reed, his lawyer, told magistrates, you realize what all these cases are about. The mere fact that the case was pending has a certain severe Repercussions for this young man these cases are easily brought about either by malice or mistake You don't mistakenly see a penis no any judge would say to a jury it would be unwise to convict without corroboration There's no corroboration on the evidence you have heard no reasonable jury would convict an Application for costs by they tried to get the girls to pay

For pay his lawyer fees that was refused Having this hanging over my head. This is a Brian said having this hanging over my head has interfered mentally with my training Hanging over dangling his head dangling, but I tried to put it out of my mind knowing it was untrue now I can settle down again Okay, ready to go his wife Monica Rutherford was in court during the hearing. She said it's a tremendous relief It has been a very difficult last few weeks. Yeah, I bet As he was leaving court This is fucking great as he was leaving court after it was over after he gave these cocky comments and his lawyer was a twat

He was attacked by the mother of an 11 year old girl who had given evidence physically. This woman just attacked him and suffered. He suffered a cut to his eye. Good. He got socked. Yeah. He's not guilty. Well, guess what? Yeah. I hope she didn't get in trouble. They think you're not, but guess who does? Guess who believes their kid. Me. August 12th, 1966. Golden day for UK. Yeah. Unique double double by England's Brian Phelps wins a gold

Oh well everything double double on everything's fine. Yeah, you get an animal style if you don't believe I think it's Can need it assess implements September 2nd 1966 Phelps struggles in fourth place. Oh Brian Phelps podium now Brian Phelps the in fourth place. Oh, Brian Phelps. You need to make the podium. No, Brian Phelps, the Commonwealth Games champion, could manage no better than fourth place in the qualifying dives for the men's springboard event in the National Diving Championships at Crystal Palace today. He was left with the most impossible task of making up more than 25 points on the leader

Frank Carter of Nelson, holder of the title in the final three dives. Three dives and couldn't muster 25 points? He's falling off man. What a piece of shit. He's falling off. Well maybe he needs his dick out to really flourish, you know what I mean? January 27th, 1967, Brian Phelps is in the hospital. What happened?

He's the high board champion. He's been taken to a hospital following an injury in a gymnasium in which he cracked a fibula and ruptured an Achilles tendon Well that leg is fucked. Yeah, that's fucking destroyed. How did you do that? How did you Joe Theismann and fucking Dan Marino yourself in the same? Motion, how do you do that? The injury caused after a back summer back summer salt is likely to keep him out of diving for at least nine months I would say with not at the pool he did this like on like a gymnast springboard yeah working on the moves oh my god that is and torched his

leg all of it Jesus the secret ACA SA diving secretary Dennis Borton said we do not like this news one bit we have nobody of Brian's caliber in the country and this will cause serious problems for us Great. Well, it's worse for him. He's good. No shit. What about that guy? August 23rd 1967 he retired. He's already done already done now retired. So he's done over Retire with what is he? 6723 So he's done. Over, retired. What is he, 67, 23. It's a pretty sweet gig. Retired from diving.

He still has to sell cigarettes to people. Still has to make a living. Brian Phelps, the greatest diver this country has ever produced. Now he's the greatest of all time. Who sprang to world fame when he won the European High Board title at the age of 14, has retired,

and is to turn professional. See, now he's not gonna be an amateur anymore. Oh. He's not stopping diving. to turn professional. Now he's not going to be an amateur anymore. Oh, not stopping diving. He's just now he's a pro. He's going pro. The best there is a pro diving circuit. But now we'll find out. He and his wife Monica Rutherford who won the British Women's

Gymnastics Championship several years running plan to form a trampoline and acrobatic act. They're going to go around and do like a fucking spectacle. How the fuck is he going to do that with a with a fried leg I have no clue Phelps has not died competitively for nearly a year for much of that time he's been out of action with a leg injury he's 23 and ready to do this okay then another article here which is just four two days later yeah says now he's undecided about his future. Oh

We retract that last night. He said I said last night although he may be considering the idea He's not made any decision on whether or not to turn professional Okay, Phelps who with his wife Monica went to Sunderland accident hospital on Tuesday and put on a trampoline and gymnastics display Perfect place for it. He's jumping on tramps a year after he smoked a leg. I do like that he did it at the Sunderland Accident Hospital. Just in case. Yeah, we'll do it here in case I need to be here. Just drag me to a fucking bed. He said, I may be considering the idea,

but I've not made any decision as far as state or nor made any statement on the subject. My ankle is now completely healed, and I may as well try for a place In Britain's team for the Olympic Games in Mexico, so now he doesn't know what he's doing right so here is October 15th 1967 he says I was a national diving champion at 12 a European champion at 14 an Olympic medalist at 16 a fucking a pervert at twenty medalist at 16. A pervert at 21. In more than a dozen years at the top I made about 5,000 pounds for the amateur swimming association, TV and radio fees. But what thanks did I get?

Even when I was spending nearly 10 pounds a week out of my own pocket on training, some of those same ASA officials begrudged 5 bob for a taxi that saved me a two-mile walk at midnight Yeah, so they're being cheap. He said I just need a couple quid. That's all five Bob. They cried Yeah, that's what I would say to the fuck are you talking about five Bob question mark exactly my question If we had to cater for everyone who wanted a taxi the ASA would be in a sorry state Oh, that's you want your people walking home at midnight. Now I turned professional earlier this year and I can't and I can make the reply I dare and to make them.

Swimming is in a sorry state and people like you are the reason it's trouble and you did this. Fuck this up. Ryan Phelps says even now after a few weeks to think it over, I can't find anything charitable to say about the majority of swimming officials. They are narrow-minded, childish old men swayed by petty jealousness. Is that right? That's right.

And if they show their dicks to kids, they're getting in trouble. Yeah. Old men that are jealous I'm a pedo. Jealousies of my ability to flash cock at children. That's what it is. Christ. In their turn, they'll tell you Brian Phillips is a big head who wouldn't listen to advice. That's rubbish.

I listened to my trainer Wally Orner for hours and I picked up every tip I could from the Americans but why should I listen to the people who don't know what they're talking about? They're full of shit. For the trouble is that too many officials don't know even the basics of diving, don't realize that it's a specialist sport. They treat divers as swimmers, which is ludicrous. A diver doesn't need a swimmer's stamina.

In fact, he needs the water only to break his fall. Yeah, just to not die. For years we suffered the national championships at Blackpool, a cold, old-fashioned pool, the worst on earth for divers. But it suited the officials. old-fashioned pool the worst on earth for divers but it's but it's what is how it suited the officials an old newspaper hard to read who liked a good time week now we've got championships moved to Crystal Palace what luxury if you can get in some of the officials think that they're guarding Buckingham Palace like

the man who ordered the divers to make a 10-minute walk to the other side of the pool rather than let us through the door nearest to the boards. You're not coming in here, he kept bellowing. Finally there was a scuffle and I got past him with the others only to find the competition had already started ahead of schedule. Oh no. Yeah. There was one diver on the board while the rest of us were struggling to get in.

As I burst through the door I was told you're all disqualified. Nobody will be allowed to dive unless they're here on time But the lone diver was foiled of his glory for we protested that there had been no information about a change in schedule The committee retired to consider this protest and finally announced you can compete Run the events that they missed already got it. Well, I guess they just weren't gonna let him do it Yeah, we're gonna let one guy dive and give him the championship, I guess. He said that, I'm sorry to say, is typical of the mismanagement in the amateur swimming and diving, and yes, even at the Olympics.

Yeah, and I do know, if you have a kid in swim and you get there late and they miss an event, you pay for what you... You already got it. You pay and your kid doesn't get to swim. That's it. It's crazy. The ASA were responsible for keeping us posted on the schedule changes at Rome But they told us nothing in the end

We grew so fed up with getting no practice through timetable changes that we took over the Rome pool one morning The Olympic Committee was outraged. They got they called for the Italian police to throw us out. Oh, don't worry. They're bribeable. I'm sure I had trouble in the Italian police to throw us out. Don't worry, they're bribeable I'm sure. I had trouble in the Tokyo Olympics too. Relations between myself and team manager Alf. Okay, his team manager is Alf. Okay. There was no one in Britain to touch me and then I found out that some of the ASA officials who had approved my retirement didn't want me didn't want to pick me for the games They said I hadn't contributed anything to international events in the year before the Olympics. I was shattered

I saw years hard work going to waste in the end the opposition boiled down to one man dick Hodgson Dick just keeps coming back and story here international team manager in my retirement year and a member of the selection committee, he declared if Phelps is picked then I'll resign. Oh. But finally he was outnumbered. Three of the members of the diving committee including Wally Orner announced if Phelps isn't selected we'll resign. So Hodgson was overruled and I went to Tokyo but the controversy did nothing to improve my opinion of ASA officials, an opinion that sank to rock bottom some 18 months ago

during the biggest crisis of my life. That was when I was accused of indecent exposure at a swimming bath in Newcastle. We weren't even talking about that until you brought it up. He's like, I'll bring it right up. Teammates sympathized with me. They're like, who hasn't taken their dick out, mate? I get it.

From time to time, you got to let it get the sun. It's I mean, it's not often, but It's the best way to absorb the rays. Oh, God. They were well aware that the international swimmers and divers are prone to that kind of accusation. Prone? Why would you be, unless your dick's out all the time. Why would you be prone to that? I mean, we're wearing skimpy outfits and we all have cocks is that sometimes they fall out Wow

Yeah He said I knew I was innocent there were witnesses to support me and when the case finally came to court I was cleared without even needing to call my defense But the weeks between the charge and hearing were all still worrying ones and ASA officials did nothing to ease my mind. They're separating themselves from you. You took your dick out in front of kids. It's unbelievable that they all are just, this is just a commonplace thing?

It happens all the time. Every swimmer knows. They're always seeing our dicks. You're always showing it to kids. He said they had me guilty and jailed before a word of evidence was heard. I arrived at the British team's hotel ready for a Six Nations tournament in Strasbourg only a few hours after the news of the accusation became public. An official greeted me grimly, read the newspapers, we didn't think you'd be coming.

Oh, we thought. You little pervert. Yeah, when they could be here, Peto. Two minutes later as I walked to the reception deck desk other officials surrounded me Chanting you're a disgrace to the sport. I Could hardly believe my ears, but then the penny dropped they were deliberately baiting me trying to rile me into answering back Maybe just swinging his dick around. Yeah Showing her fucking show force, you know

Let's see how long it takes for him to pull it out. It's a it's a mental move It's like back in the day when Tyson used to weigh in nude. It's the same type of thing. Take that let's see here then I could be found not guilty and Of rudeness and could be sent home. I could be found guilty of rudeness, okay. I hold my peace apart from asking, how many years have you known me? Somebody make, held my peace right here. Don't tell them.

Somebody makes a charge that, like that, and you think it's a reason for not turning up, you don't know the facts. But it was obvious that I wasn't wanted on the plane to Strausburg. It was said by some officials that I wasn't eligible because I hadn't returned a letter confirming my selection I soon shot that down their next move was even different. I've seen them bullying There's no other description youngsters into smuggling bottles of spirits through customs for them now

He's blowing up the whole spot. Yeah, my dick's out. Well, you're getting kids to smuggle booze through customs Anyway, I'm glad to be out of it now. I'm with my wife Monica the British gymnastics champion We're putting on shows to raise funds for a gym and a pool where youngsters can have training facilities We never enjoyed so he could be around more kids. Yeah perfect and without doddering and interfering officials, too I don't need anybody watching me Nobody over no oversight here everybody. April 16th 1968, Brian Phelps and team to visit Central Swimming Pool. Brian Phelps Olympic diving champion and the bikini clad Aqua Bells will be appearing at the Aqua Show to be held in the Central Swimming Pool in Reading on May 4th. Brian wins Olympic medal in Rome in 1960.

He's a national champion 22 times, won all these gold medals in Commonwealth games. Also in the diving team will appear in the show was Billy Woods, national junior highboard champion. Okay, I guess the show will also feature a display of gymnastics by Brian Phelps his wife Yeah, and also in addition to that Three comedy sketches and a water ballet by the Aqua Bells Yeah comedy sketches from divers and gymnasts by the Aqua Bells fuck that shit. So October 21st 1968 all about going pro. Yeah, they say the headline is Olympic Stars turn to cabaret act yeah that's what they're doing they're doing a variety show yeah

cool I feel like it's it's blazing saddles yeah that that's a big production guys and tuxes and shit what's the song that she sings in it what is it which one Madeline Khan yeah the it? What is it? Which one Madeline God? Yeah, the German song I've been with thousands of men again and again. That's it. Yeah, I was thinking the one Dom DeLuis was How much how much she takes yeah, I was just a constant dick I'm exhausted all this dick I'm taking It's a constant dick, I'm exhausted. All this dick I'm taking. I'm so tired. Again and again.

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We had been engaged for several months But the British officials wouldn't even let me go and watch her competing even if you win a medal you still get treated like dirt And you have to struggle to get any sort of decent training facilities and conditions Now Brian tours the country doing cabaret performances with his wife and giving high diving demonstrations at seaside swimming pools I guess right after they drop the horse into the water, he's next. See if he can beat the horse. Then Monica gives gymnastics displays. Monica said, I suppose we could go on doing this type of act for another 8 or 10 years,

but we'll probably give up long before that so our daughter Erica can settle down properly when she starts school. I always get a kid. During the midnight show at the Cavendish this week, a midnight show? What's that? A show at fucking midnight. They don't even do comedy shows at midnight. Right. That's crazy. Ten o'clock. Fuck. This week is the Kettering singer Barry Noble one-time stand-in for Tom Jones. Is that right? And he just didn't have the cock to be Tom Jones. Wasn't very unusual.

Nope. And Engelbert Humperdink on tops of the pops. I've heard of them, but not him, so that's a problem. November 26, 1968. This is weird. Olympic diving star Brian Phelps to star in the title role of an aqua pantomime. Robinson Caruso, they're going to star in the title role of an aqua pantomime Robinson Caruso they're gonna do in the water what to be put on mind. I

Don't understand what's happening here The show is being sponsored by Coventry City Council in conjunction with the producers Whatever the aqua show has a record-breaking season has had a record-breaking season at the peer approach baths has had a record-breaking season at the Pier Approach Baths in Bournemouth and is the tutor of the country. A spokesman for Coventry Baths said there would be seven performances during the week including a matinee at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Nice. Wow. The largest of the three pools will be used for the show and the bath side will be used as a stage. Okay, now 1971, so that's 68, three years go by. July 27th, 1971, Brian Phelps on theft charge. Uh oh.

Former Olympic diver Brian Phelps was remanded on bail until August 19th when he denied a shoplifting charge today. Phelps. Did he do it? Shit, I don't know, he's charged with stealing a jar of marmalade and a tin. Was he Paddington Bear? And a tin of salmon, he don't know. He's charged with stealing a jar of marmalade and a tin Paddington bear and a tin of salmon He is a bear He's a bear

Marmalade and Sam. Yeah Are you gonna flood the subway to fucking? And he's gonna steal your picnic basket while he's at it What is happening? That is great and the two of them together worth 36 and a half P No, hence 30 less than 37 cents It's stealing nothing. He was remanded on bail on his own recognizance. That is why did he do that marmalade and Salmon marmalade in a tin of sand sand they don't go together

No, neither of those things that is bear food was he trying to bait a bear at the soo so you can show him his dick boss That's possible. They don't talk two days later. He's cleared though. All good. He didn't take it didn't take nothing Understanding that's what it is. He was yeah, they said he was accused of that, but he's all cleared up Don't know why thought he paid so then some years go by yeah, okay? We got some years December 19th 1978 Brian Phelps joins in TV commentary. Oh, that's great Yeah, Brian Phelps the cockney kid who put Britain so gloriously on the diving map here Cockney yeah cock out no cockney joins Alan Weeks in the comp. What is this the cow commentary? I thought that was a pee in there a commentary box at the Crystal Palace for international diving on BBC to

the specially arranged program celebrates Highgate diving clubs golden Jubilee and Ironically, it was the Highgate Club that first sparked juvenile Phelps's interest for the sport terrific Okay, March 3rd, 1982, diving champion Brian Phelps will be bringing his famous trampoline squad giving demonstrations at 10pm on the Wednesday. 10pm on a Wednesday? And we're going to jump on trampolines at that time of night? They go to shows late over there, man. What time of year is that?

That sounds cold, too I would it's outside March 3rd. It's dark silly. Yeah, yeah and at 3 p.m. And 730 p.m. On Thursday Just random times. Yeah, we have one show at 3 another one at 10 just whatever so Phelps went on to found O LGA Olga trampoline club Olga Olga with a capital letter stands for something here. So with his wife, the club based in south of England has generated many international performers since its opening. These include coach current coach Nigel Rendell, whose son

Luke Rendell is a current international performer, and Tom and Hannah Lewis, both of whom have won major titles. Hannah's being the 2003 European Championships with Tom's being the 2005 World Age Championships This is a later thing so a later article about this Brian camp one of Phelps's main prodigies Performs regularly with the world's best another club member has been Claire right other Olga performances include Danielle has been Claire Wright other Olga performances include Danielle Pietrusa Priuska. Oh, that's a long name. It starts out just like mine PA P I E TR. Hey, I'm like, there we go Struts above Venice S Z K a so fucked it all up Melissa some other shit and some other lady. I don't know. Okay

October 31st 1982 a new life for Brian. Here we look at the size of the goddamn print in the headlines big Whatever happened to Brian Phelps is that 24 years after he won the European high diving championship. He's still only 38 Now he runs and has virtually built the most successful trampoline nursery in Britain a nurse nursery. He raises them from seedlings. Grows them. Little trampoline bulbs until they come up to 10 footers. That's nutrients and water. He's so good at it. He's such a nurturer.

Of the six national junior champions, under 11, 13 and 15, male and female, four come from the suburbs of Bournemouth that Phelps opened four years ago. So he's producing winners. Haven't helped the national seniors in another four years. He's going to really kill it then. The peak of his diving career was so long ago, it takes a middle name to recognize the name.

Or it takes middle age to recognize the name. Fame hit him worldwide at the age of 14 when he won the European title at Budapest in 1958. They go over his stuff here. There is long-winded affinity between divers and trampolinists. Has there? Apparently so. I didn't know.

And Brian Phelps soon demonstrated it when the first British trampoline champion were held at the RAF Stratmore in 1959. 15 year old Phelps won the boys and men section So he's always been a trampoliner I guess because that's where he practices his you can flip real easy if you can do it in there you can do it You know he had it. He had it in his yard. I say so four years later at the BBC's annual personality of the year gathering Okay BBC's annual personality of the year gathering.

Okay. He first met the young national gymnastics champion, Monica Rutherford. They were together again in Tokyo Olympics and have not been apart for very long since. Now there are two little Phelpses, Erika and Mandy. Erika won the trampoline world cup in 1980 and has mostly been out of contention since with back

trouble. So I got that from dad. Now she's fit again and by no means as little as she used to be, which is good to see, but may not be the best shape for trampolining. She's fit and thick. They just said, yeah, she's growing some tits and trampolining. That's not what you want. Got her some ass and hips.

I kind of like it, but not for this tramp. It ain't gonna work for this. When the two senior Phelpses were on the international competition, Monica became a teacher in Sunderland and as Brian a sales rep, it hit them one day what a waste it all was. A marriage of such expertise, such physical skill and they weren't putting it to use. They created a cabaret act, all rippling bodies and balance and beauty, and hit the northern nightclub circuit with it. Then Brian came down to Bournemouth to star in the summer aqua show, and the seeds of their future life were sown. High above Poole in the district of Parkstone, an alley

slips down between a car showroom and dry cleaners. It leads to what used to be the warehouse, room and the dry cleaners. It leads to what used to be the warehouse, OLGA, reads the nameplate at the door. Used to be a warehouse, now it's OLGA. Olympic Leisure Gymnastics Arena. That's what that stands for. Proving that there's never such an inspiring name as Corbett's in this business. The warehouse has been transformed, changing rooms, a kitchen, waiting room, and steps up to the business side of the premises Parents are not admitted except by prior arrangement What I don't like that some

Yes, that's not nice you can't do that and then we go on to say some eyebrows right rise at first sight of that news Yeah, yeah mothers said Brian Phelps Mothers said Brian Phelps mothers are terrific, but perhaps not when you're working with their children dude When you want your dick out, you know, that's bad There are 300 members of the Olga and they pay on a sliding scale down to 75p an hour Accordingly to the number of hours a week they come. In term time classes start with the 2 o'clock toddlers and the ages rise as the day runs

to evening. There is no doubt that they enjoy it but they are not there to play. Monica takes the gym classes, a striking figure with a commanding voice. She might have been fodder for the late Joyce Greenfield satire were she not so blazingly good at what she does. Quote, now we're all going to sit down with our legs wide apart, she says. I can't with this. I can't. Get your mothers out of here and spread your legs. What the fuck? Now we're going to put mouths on each other.

It gets worse. And what do we do? And what do we call that? the straddle? That's right. Jesus. It gets worse Everybody say it louder than that straddle Then she says good Felicity. You're not going to learn much if you watch the boys all the time. Are you she's like? Well, you got my leg spread. What do you want? Well, I'm really uncomfortable right now. This is disturbing. I feel insecure I'm looking at the boys because I don't want them to look at me. I think they're looking at my fucking. My everything's out, man. My indentations here.

Before your eyes, before your eyes, the little darlings grow suppler. What? Supple, what, no! This is, do you not read what you write after you write it? You can't say what you're saying. You can't say children are supple. That is the creepiest thing I've ever fucking heard.

Do they also grow fertile? The little darlings grow suppler and bend lower. Golly. And bounce higher and love every minute of it. This is disgusting. I want to go home. This is terrifying. Dude, this is.

I don't like this at all. I think I'm checking out of this episode right now. This is horrifying. And love every minute of it. There like this at all. I think I'm checking out of this episode right now. This is horrifying and love every minute of it. There are five instructors. As one age group marches out, another comes in and the instructors change. Brian says, you know, ones who like that age group... Yeah, it sounds like a revolving door of fucking. Yeah, of molesting.

Brian stays with the trampolines, gradually weaning the kids from playful bouncing to disciplined accuracy required of free-bound tumblers. days with the trampolines gradually weaning the kids from playful bouncing to disciplined accuracy required of free bound tumblers. He's probably the only professional trampoline coach in this country and Olga has made them a good living. Its success has been astonishing. In the National Gymnastics Championship they qualified nearly twice as many performers as any other club in the country and won twice as many medals.

Brian said, we've got some kids here. Yes, you do. That one, for instance, and that one who are going to be among the very best gymnasts Britain has seen. We've got excellent equipment here and a good hall and a more and a bloody marvelous teacher. I mean, look at her. Now we're going to make a sandwich said Monica and a dozen tots were riveted. She had them bent double on the floor, legs straight out in front, chins on knees somewhere

in that direction. Jenny's done this before hasn't she? See how far, oh my god, see how far she's got down? Now I could sit on her bottom and have my tea, couldn't I? And so she did. Oh boy. Don't touch. No.

Don't put your tea in your kid's asses, please. Brian was not on the bottom sitting bit, not in on the bottom sitting bit. When his boys came in, the best there are in the business, there was an ease of rapport between them that said much. Training a champion means more than just sharpening his pikes and tucks. He's got to learn about his dick too. The man said, we're trying to be mothers to them. There are times I think when we know more about their problems than their parents do.

On such trust is true success built. Sure. Trust. They trust this man. 1984, trampoline titles for the Olga champion. Sure. Trust. Trust this man. Um 1984, trampoline titles for the Olga champion. Yeah. They're crushing it. They're getting all sorts of uh people here. Twenty-five Olga trampoline is qualified for the

championships as a result of the open championships held throughout the country. Olga dominated the championships. Twenty-one children qualified for the afternoon finals and most gained an award. Crushing. Jesus, they're doing great there. Not bad at all. The club was so dominated, it was also dominated by the under 11 boys event. 7 out of the 10 finalists came from Olga. That's Ryan's kids there. Robert Thor thorn aged eight the youngest competitor in the event narrowly missed the final But did extremely well to finish 11th olga took the team title with ease

And they showed all the different guys mandy felps. That's their kid took the under 13 title style a title in style While rachel northern took a bronze and paula savage, uh, and helen Frewer's performances alongside Mandy and Rachel's gave Olga another clear victory in the team event so they're doing great they're just doing great 1990 May 21st this is kind of a kind of catching up with everybody here here they are now

this is Monica and Brian now see their picture little older yeah little older he looks like a creep he looks like he owns a Greek diner Yeah, that's what he looks like His arms look incredible. Oh, he's got his jacked and he is Jesus. That's a 35 almost 40 year old man, huh? Yeah, now he is. Yeah what 1990 Christ? He's 46 Wow. Yeah, he looks fucking great. Well, he's an a professional athlete So this is an article in the Evening Standard in the whatever happened to section.

I mean, seems to be doing fine. Coming to terms with all the ups and downs is the title here. Monica takes the gym and I take the trampoline classes and the funny thing is we get as much a kick out of the children's success now as we got out of our own success says Brian 46, a grandfather. Jesus. 46 grandfather. Grandfather. Yeah. Now as we got out of our own success says Brian 46 a grandfather Jesus 46 grandfather grandfather. Yeah kids early Naturally everyone wonders who's the boss the answer is neither of us really meaning him and his wife We don't step on each other's toes, but together we make a fantastic team of course

It's important to have the right partner. We've been married 25 years in July. There'll be a big family razzle Then because my mom and dad celebrate their 50th anniversary three days ago my first lesson I learned to swim the hard way some yabo pushed me in yabo Why oh BBO is that a boob yabo yobo? I've I've never it could be anything I thought it was dick, it could be anything. I thought Yobo was boob. I thought it was dick. It could be anything. Some dick, some asshole. Some dick maybe.

He pushed me in when I was six and I managed to struggle to the side. That's how it all started. You know, swimming lessons. What? Somebody just pushed him in and walked away? That's how we talked about it in your stupid opinions. That's how everybody loves to swim. It's an affair they used to do, yeah.

They throw you in and they go, air is up. But you to stick around There's that way So yeah, he said yes, I still go to the pool, but I don't get the same turn on from diving My favorite was always the handstand somersault. I've had tens for that now. I get frustrated I can no longer do the things I used to do He said all all of our old trophies are on show at Olga and incurs encouragement to their children Mandy and Erica 23 and 18 at this point

They said who cleans the cups no one the trick is the glass case They're kept in is hermetically sealed so they don't tarnish. Oh meaning their trophies Autograph collectors around the world send me stamp addressed envelopes for my signature But let's be frank in the eyes of the young ones. I'm a has-been mind you a pretty fit has-been. I'm 5 foot 8 11 stone 8 pounds haven't had any surplus Haven't any surplus flesh on me. That's the weirdest way I've ever heard. I'm not fat said What does 11 stone mean? How much is that? We figured that out before remember. Yeah, we figured it out. I can't remember what that was. We've done it like seven times Yeah

Boxers with boxers we figured 15 pounds almost a stone 15 times 11 is not 150. I don't think it's close. It's close because by times 10 15 times 11 is not 150. I don't think it's close right? It's close because by times 10 Plus eight pounds. I don't know So he says I'm in better shape now than when I was diving in the Olympics It was either that or going to seed I was nearly 40 when we opened the health club downstairs For the children's parents to work out Might as well. That's a good business move there. That's pretty smart And I was becoming soft around the middle now. I've even won bodybuilding awards Okay, that's that's fucking crazy biceps look great. No shit

He said when I left school at 16 my last report said very capable if he works And I guess I proved that to be the case, but I still have bags of ambition. I want to travel next bags But I still have bags of ambition I want to travel next. Bags. Sacks. Yeah. Of ambition. I've already been all over the world but I've missed out before. I didn't really see much.

At 16, 17, 18 I didn't give a monkey's for the ruins of Pompeii. A monkey's? I guess a monkey's ass. He just skips the ass part. Monkey's dick? I don't know. I was more interested in finding a nice bit of skirt and some East German or Russian diver that I fancy I was chasing skirt. That's what I was doing. I was busy getting laid

Oh now I'm older more mature and I reckon the time has come for me to take the in the some of the scenery as well Which he probably? Jesus Christ probably got laid a ton. He didn't have any all all he had was underwear on. He was just walking around strutting himself. Yeah, you could see the whole cock. Jesus Christ, all outlined here. So anyway, November 5th, 1996. That's a big headline. Swimmers marooned in storm.

Oh no! This isn't good. Birmingham's leading swimming club is counting the cost of Hurricane Lily after they were forced to spend three days marooned on Jersey Why didn't they just swim in a pool or shit you were marooned that means you you're the best swimmers You can swim your way out of this Perry beaches here are Perry beaches swimmers Perry beaches is a man by the way Yeah beaches with ease, were

stranded on the island after the storm prevented the hydrofoil from sailing leaving them 2,000 pounds out of pocket as they ran up additional hotel bills. Coach Brian Phelps said, we turned up to get the hydrofoil back home and they told us it had been canceled because of the weather. The ferry wasn't leaving either and luckily the hotel allowed us to rebook The kids obviously thought it was great. They were getting time off school But it wasn't such a good news for some of the adults who had to explain why they were having time off work Yeah, I'm stuck on an island. Fuck you off for me. I can't go anywhere

Yeah, and there were even worse news for Pauline Jackson one of the mums on the trip quote We took the children roller skating and she had a go, only she broke her wrist in the process. Ah! Jesus Christ. So they got stuck on an island. February 3rd, 1999. There's an article, Heroes of the Millennium.

Right, yeah. There he is, a hero. Gotta celebrate everybody from the last 100 years. Brian, Brian's greatest, Britain's greatest diver of all time. There he is a hero got to celebrate everybody from the last hundred years Brian Brian's greatest Britain's greatest diver of all time He was an Olympic bronze medalist at the Rome Olympics in 60 and won the gold in 62 and 66 at Commonwealth Games Essex born Phelps was the youngest ever European champion in 1958 in all these won 14 national titles there we go January 10th 2008

Now it's ours later former Olympic diver accused of sex attacks on two girls sex attacks sex attacks Let's find out about how old they are what they do Okay, Brian Phelps one of gold medal or bras metal bowl has been accused of assaulting girls be aged between 6 and 15 Why over a 10 year period. Oh boy. From nineteen eighty seven, nineteen seventy six. Uh huh. Okay. He was remanded in custody sixty three now. Jesus Christ. That is fucking. He's also a well known diving commentator for Euro sport. This is 30 years ago. This is crazy. Yeah in 1980 his daughter Erica then aged 12 won a silver medal. He won.

I don't care about that. Oh no is it her? No. In court yesterday Mr. Phelps made no application for bail. He was charged with 4 counts of rape against one girl and the attempted rape of a second girl. He's also been accused of 19 counts of indecent assault and 19 counts of gross indecency. It's certainly gross.

The assaults are alleged to have taken place when he was working as a gymnast and trampoline instructor. Wow. Um, yeah, remember the other one he was shown his dick to 14 year olds and all that? Yeah. Okay. There's a weird thing here and obviously this is a, I gonna put this out there I was just reading an article where a psychologist was talking about Leonardo DiCaprio and

saying why he only fucks 23 year olds and they said he got famous when he was 23 yeah that's when Titanic blew up and that was best life they said so that people often that are famous get stuck in the time right they were first famous that was when he was 14. So for him These are the girls that he looked at when he was 14. I'm not saying that's an excuse or anything like that I'm saying that's some weird perverted thing that people have. Yeah, we're they're disturbed Luckily for us no one knew shit about us till we were 40 fucking two years old. So it's great We'll only show our dicks all the women. There's also a middle-aged ladies.

There's also a like there's a trauma too that that yeah a lot of people that are like sexually perverted have and that's a very common thing too like if your perversion happens when you're eight sometimes they just frozen there and they see those people as their as their peers. It's so it's disturbing. Fucked you can be 65. Yeah, look at an eight-year-old and be like, and you're eight, let's talk. That's creepy. We're the same, buddy. Fuck, dude.

That's so wild. Yeah, they just didn't develop. And they don't get it. They don't, no. I think that's what Crystal Lee's problem is, too. Oh, there's a brain thing. Yeah, there's a brain thing there with that. That's a problem.

I'm convinced of it. That's possible. Yeah, I just don't think he, I think he doesn't want to admit that he's fucking old now. There's that too. That too. I think that makes him. But I've seen.

He's a creep. I know things about him from his childhood and he was a fucking dork. He's a dork. Yeah. And now he can, and he got, he did this shit so that he could get laid and now he can and he wants to fuck the girls that would never fuck him. Now Brian also coming up and swimming, we don't girls that would never fuck him. Now, Brian also, coming up and swimming, we don't know what happened to him either.

He's hanging around with a bunch of older guys in the 50s when he wouldn't have said anything in his underwear all the time. You can see it. Again, not an excuse, but reasons for why this might've happened, but you have to go, hey, I didn't like that. Why would I do that to other people? And it's fascinating that, I mean,

you've come to the conclusion of Boy Scout leaders going, boys in the woods, I'll do it. We should be questioning that guy. It's weird that perverts tend to just run to opportunities to be around children. Yeah, to volunteer. Yeah. Clergy, fucking pastors, coaches, all these people

that work with children, that's where perverts are drawn. Not that only perverts are drawn. Not that only perverts are drawn, but perverts are also drawn to that. If you're gonna host that or be a part of that, you better have a vetting process that is second to none. If you have a pond, it's gonna bring fish, it's gonna bring, that's also gonna breed mosquitoes.

That's the thing. It's gonna breed good things and bad things. Let's possibly vet that better than I don't know vice presidents that run Yeah, anything anything any candidate for anything just vet them harder than them. They're gonna be around around kids That's right. Yeah, whoever the fuck whatever agents. I don't give a shit. Yeah, so Anyway, January 18th 2000 he's a fucking mess dude. This is truly so now he's sitting in jail remanded yeah, and he's not he's not even asking for bail right He's not looking for a defense

This wants us to go away, and it's crazy because out of everybody we haven't heard anything from his wife Yeah, there's only one guy who has his back who's that there's only one guy who has his back and he's sitting in his jail cell and Here he comes the door swings open and here he is and he's sitting in his jail cell and here he comes the door swings open and here he is and it's Vince McMahon! Oh thank god. Former CEO and everything else at WWE and now just an old pervert. I thought you figured a Chris DeLeon impression.

No. What would that be? Tell a bad joke and then message a teenager. And he says, how is it you've come to arrive here? These people, they don't understand. They don't get it. No, you were just being friendly. Only I understand. See, I get it. I've been there. I've been there, see? See, what you need to do is is the Statue of Limitations. See, what I said is the Statue of Limitations up. I said, you have to do what I say and say, even if it was rape, the Statue of Limitations is, we're well past that now. You have to figure what the figures are. Either way, I'd like to give you my card. I'm starting a new company and I could really use some fellas like you in there with me.

It's great, we have orgies and it's in the office, we tag team each other, there's another guy. Trampoline Wrestling. It's a new company and I'd like you to be the, just kind of run. I'd like you to bring up the youngsters is what I'd like you to do in my company. And orgies.

I have an appointment, I have to go, I'm sorry when you get out, you can definitely give me a call and then poof in a cloud of 1099s and lawsuits And other people sweat blood and tears and fucking mental capacity how he disappears now January 18th 2008 Don't forget about his brother, by the way. Who's that? Well, the brother of him, Jean Phelps, 55, was quizzed by detectives investigating historical sex abuse allegations.

Quizzed. Ew, that's a gross quiz. I don't want to pass that quiz. He got arrested too. He's now released on bail. His arrest comes eight days after his brother Brian was also arrested So they were this is a team effort, right? Tagged him hide that he was accused of four counts of rape as we said

Magistrates heard how Brian Phelps had returned from his retirement home in France to face the charges Prosecutors objected to bail and he was remanded in custody. He knew too many answers to that quiz I would fucking say so. This is... Gross. I don't even know what to say about this shit. It's a family affair. The spotlight has fallen on his brother, a former bodybuilder and weightlifter who ran

Shape's Fitness Club and Bodybuilding Center in Poole with his wife Rosie. The super fit former Olympic squad canoeist and sprint race canoeist was arrested in pool on Thursday morning. February 6, 2008 Olympian faces new indecency charges. This isn't good. This is bad. An Olympic diving star and former pool gym owner appeared in court to face new charges of abuse.

He was charged with six counts of indecently assaulting a girl under 14 and one count of gross indecency between 75 and 80. He faces 43 charges including rape and decent assault, gross indecency and gross is a good word. Yeah, and attempted rape back dating back to 1976 and 1986 he's been horny for children his whole life. Oh my god, or is this all children or is there? All kids. Oh my this is all under with people under 14. This is this is between 6 and 14 These are children. He's he has a type. Yeah, and they're very very little He's he has a type yeah, and they're very very little um the father of two had been living that's disturbing In Laval, Besnacht, France or Ben's Bezno of France, but is currently in the HMP Dorchester not as nice Just hours before yesterday's court appearance his brother was was charged with two rapes and nine indecent assaults Was charged with two rapes and nine indecent assaults

The historical quote-unquote sex abuse charges relate to four alleged victims between 78 93 The father of two also ran a gym. Holy shit. He was released on bail though the brother really a lot of a lot of rape Wow April 16 2008 Former Olympic medalist admits sex abuse allegations. He's old. A former Olympic diver cleared more than 40 years ago of indecently exposing himself to a teenage girl in a northeast swimming bath, has admitted a catalog of abuse of abuse, including children as young as six. You piece of shit. Brian, what the fuck?

He said he finally admitted in court yesterday more than three decades after he molested his first victim. Golly. Fuck, now, oh my god. His attorney in mitigation asked for preparation of pre-sentence reports and the judge adjourned sentencing. This is disturbing. The offenses took place over a 10-year period for the mid-70s from when Phelps' victims

were between 6 and 16. Following an initial complaint stemming from just one victim, the extensive press coverage led to other victims coming forward who'd been subjected to similar offenses and similar circumstances. This enabled us to establish Phelps's full criminality. This is like a British Weinstein. Yeah, this is going on forever. This is British Cosby. But worse, these are children. That's the difference. Weinstein was at least molesting adult actresses for the most part. They want

six anyway. I mean, British Nassar. Yeah, yeah. There you go. Larry Nassar. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. There you go. Larry Nassar, because he's a coach. It's perfect for that. Um, so May 16th, 2008 pervert jailed is the headline. Shamed Olympic diving star.

Now he is. That's his headline name was jailed on Thursday for you, sir. May fuck off. Nine years in prison. What? That is the lot? Are you out of your mind nine nine? I guess it gives them nine years to kill him 64 but still after admitting a shocking catalog of sex child sex abuse offenses nine years That is insane. He did it longer than that. You know what I mean? His first victim he molested was six

He said yeah six how old was he? By this was in the 70s. He was over over 30. Yeah Not seven put it that way under said not in elementary school Yeah above the third grade. So I would say fuck man. That is disturbing So his first of that first run in with the with the flashing absolutely true happened Yeah, what happened for sure? He'd been doing it so many times before and gradually eased into actually touching them That's absolutely and he got away with it

And the best part is the next line of this article is silver-haired felps sixty-five that 64. I didn't write that. Couldn't be more perfect. Pleaded guilty to 25 indecent assaults and 17 gross indecency offenses from the mid seventies involving three young girls. Oh man, they heard how the father of two had abused two victims in his gym having sex with one in the basement. He wasn't just. What? He was actually. This is. Wow. He wasn't just what he was actually this is Wow

He told her quote. It's our little secret Giving her chocolate after molesting her in his car and in the woods He took this poor girl in the woods molested her and then said here's some fucking chocolate Yikes nine years. Are you kidding me? Yikes. Just for the chocolate you should get an extra five. Yeah, just for the bribery and the attempt and the piss poor. What an asshole, man. This is terrible. This poor kid said it was a way of life.

It went on for so long it became the norm. That's horrifying. Horrifying. The prosecutor said that the abuse stopped just after the girl's 16th birthday You know when it became what she grew up when it became legal in England for him to actually have so he's like that's no fun I just don't get the same buzz. She looked like his wife when I can't be arrested. Yeah. Oh god, that's fucked up, man She had become an emotional wreck and hated Phillips with a vengeance She said the court was told how Phelps or Ph Phelps, not Phillips, who returned from his retirement

home in France, had abused his second victim from the age of six, telling her, you know I love you, don't you? You piece of shit. His third victim was also molested from the age of six. That's when he starts with them. So that's that. That's their spot. He's got a fucking...

He's got a threshold of when they're good. When they... They've got a shelf life. When he's most manipulative over them. And then he does it for years. That's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's police he was a high caliber sportsman and an awesome character who had struggled with the pressure of his early success. Estimating that he had coached 280,000 children, Phelps described himself as a bit of a sex addict. And then this is the part that makes me want to fly to England and fucking drown this guy in his prison cell toilet. He told detectives the girls never said no or to stop. Wow, man, they can't they don't

know what they're doing. It's totally consensual when they're six and I'm 40 that's totally normal. What a piece of shit. Please don't isolate that. I can't believe you said that. What the fuck. Defense barrister Ian Ross said he regards this period of his life as very shameful. I fucking hope so. For 20 years or so after these events he worked blamelessly. He really has touched the lives of, but don't say that. He's touched the lives of many children but now realizes he has to pay for what he's done. The judge described his offenses as horrific. He told Phelps what you did to those three young girls was almost as terrible and horrible Sexually as you can imagine short of rape with the other girl. He did rape some of them

He was banned from ever working with children again and must register as a sex offender Also, the prosecutor said that the guilty pleas save the victims from having to testify and over that's why he got less That's for nine years man. That's for nine years, man That's nothing they should give him more for From not should give more for the exposing himself to those others that were tacking that on to reopen that Wow, the the the Prosecutor said no sentence will make up for the lifetime of suffering his victims have had to endure man

Phelps his former employer, Borough of Poole, confirmed that unsubstantiated allegations had been made against him in 1999, which is almost 10 years earlier than this. Yeah, but also like 20 years after the other ones. Yeah. Goddamn. When the new information was received in September 2003, a joint protection inquiry was launched with Dorset police.

A spokesman said British Gymnastics was formally advised of the allegations of the organization and instigated its own child protection procedures. Phelps was suspended from British Gymnastics in 2004 and immediately barred from Rossmoor Leisure Center. Cool. Never mind nine years, he's banned from the Leisure Center. It's not allowed at the Leisure Center anymore. Prior to a formal disciplinary hearing by British Gymnastics, Phelps resigned from the

organization in March 2004. So this has been bubbling for 10 years. This was bubbling while they had an article saying sportsman of the century. And he knew. Holy shit. So he is a fucking terrible person guy Yeah, those girl you can't feel bad enough those girls. You know what I mean fucking what about his kids? Oh goddamn, we don't know if he touched them or not

But even if he didn't they have to feel fucking awful Yeah You would feel awful if you were the same age as the kids your dad was teaching and he was molesting them you would feel Fucking terrible. Yeah, I mean I feel bad for all these people, Jimmy. But not nearly as bad as I feel for Brian Phelps, an American radio personality, an occasional actor best known for the nationally syndicated Mark and Brian Morning Show.

Oh, he's the Mark and Brian guy? Who the fuck is that? You know who that is? I do know who Mark and Brian are. What is that? They used to there they do fucking morning zoo shit Oh, so they're insufferable douchebags is what you're telling me. I think they used to be Still doing it are they One of them I think got maybe let me make sure I think one of them got a DUI here. Wow that is

Let me make sure. I think one of them got a DUI here. Wow that is um. Yeah. Nothing I hate more than morning radio people. I want to see if it's the right one. That's the fucking worst. It's definitely them dude. No it is, it's Brian Wayne Phelps.

Yeah and they were here. Oh my god. He attended college. Holy fuck they look crazy. Look at their face. Yeah they look like morning zoo assholes. Exactly what they look like. That's exactly it.

The enormous popularity of the morning zoo guys. I mean they look like they're in a zoo. They look like they're in a zoo. They look like they're in a zoo. They look like they're in a zoo. They look like. Look at their face. Yeah, they look like morning zoo assholes. Exactly what they look like. That's exactly it. The enormous popularity of his radio show has given Phelps several opportunities to branch out in other entertainment media. In 1991, 1992, he and Thompson hosted

a short-lived NBC TV series, The Adventures of Mark and Brian, based on their radio show. He's also appeared in several motion pictures notably Jason Goes to Hell the final Friday the Princess Diaries also made numerous TV guest appearances including the role of Reverend Gig Lecarpe on Comedy Central show Reno 911. He's on Reno fucking 911. Oh my god you know who he is.

I know exactly who he is. He is the goddamn preacher. He's the Reno fucking 9-1-1. Oh my god, you know who he is? He is the goddamn preacher. He's yes. Yes. Oh my god. He's the preacher that locks him in that's Well, he's very good on that very good. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So yeah, okay. Well, you know what he's good on that I'll give him that he may be a morning zoo, but that's that's decent and he didn't molest any kids No, you know, so you know what? Let's give him a pass. Yeah, you're fine Brian, but that's that's decent and he didn't molest any kids. No, you know, I'm so you know what? Let's give him a pass. Yeah, you're fine Brian, but they're not friends anymore No, the careers over. No, they're all he's also like 67 years old is an old man 65 Brian Phelps also manager data scientist and analytics at Group M in southern and was a it, Stamford, Connecticut. And also Brian Phelps, CMAA, Director of Athletics

and Indian Hill Exempted Village School District. This guy works with kids. So many kids. Oh God, he's like, I'm not, it's not. It's not me, I didn't do it. Don't Google me. If you do, make sure you put American Brian Phelps. Teacher.

I went to Xavier, I didn't none of that shit. Yikes. February 17th, 2023. Gymnastics, historical sex abuse case. Survivors claims catastrophic failures. They talk about he admitted a string of all the shit. However, one girl who there's just her fake name here, Emma, whose name the BBC has changed to protect her identity, claims there are at least 12

further victims, including herself. Talking to BBC Sport, Emma revealed how in the mid-70s, from the age of five, she was raped and molested by Phelps at the trampolining gym he ran with his wife Monica. I hope his wife stabs him when he gets out of this shit just for fucking doing this while she was on property. If she knew, you bitch. That is horrible too. Then it's a team effort. It's even more disgusting.

Then it's a conspiracy. Right. It's even grosser. Wow, that is gross. The British gymnast affiliated, gymnastics affiliated gym then moved to a new premises and was renamed Olga. Emma says the abuse continued in a basement room. She said they called the basement Happyland.

No! God damn it. Why would they call it that? It's worse than BTK in Disneyland. This is disgusting. Why did they do it? At least he was tying himself up and jerking Disneyland. This is disgusting. Why did they do it? At least he was tying himself up and jerking off. This is horrifying.

They gave it a, a, ah, it gets worse. There were Disney characters painted on the walls there, including the characters from Snow White and the seven dwarfs. They put it, they painted a mural for you to distract them. He made it as comfortable as it could be for kids cause he knew he was going to fucking torture them down Yeah, that is disgusting. Oh fucking piece of shit What an utter and complete pile of fucking?

This guy is he made them hate Disney man. Well, they blame I think they would hate it after that I would never want to watch if you hear small world you're gonna snap and start murdering people. Yeah, Jesus crats Mr. Toad's wild ride. All right Horrific things happen there She says quote unquote or quote keep going every element of the worst that can happen to a little girl when they're in the hands Of a pedophile. I think a little part of your soul when something like that brutal happens breaks off Emma told police of her abuse in the early 90s brutal happens breaks off. Emma told police of her abuse in the early 90s.

Yeah, they've known about this. Do anything while she was suffering from anorexia, but didn't feel strong enough to press charges. I guess she didn't press, but they should, she shouldn't have to press her. He did this. We got it from here. We'll check it out. Yeah. We will tie him to a fucking board and put a hot poker up. We're going to go. Yeah. When she, when she claimed it, uh, happy land still existed. They should have just gone.

They should just go see if happy land exists. Let's see it. But she said the recent exposure of the mistreatment in the sport plus the white review investigation of systemic physical and emotional abuse and gymnastics made her feel empowered to speak out. She's in touch with lawyers and considering legal action to compel British gymnastics to compensate her for years of therapy plus fund a center for abuse survivors. Emma added, there were catastrophic failures across multiple institutions that contributed

to what happened to us. At the county level, obviously British gymnastics, everyone else who should have been regulating what was happening at the time. It's now about redirecting the deep, deep shame that exists within ourselves as trauma survivors back into where it belongs, which is everyone who was complicit in all the things that happened to us. Jesus, British gymnastics told the BBC it was quote, truly sorry for any abuse that had taken place in the sport. Oh, well, that's. And said that Emma has received extensive one-to-one support from its safeguarding team over several months.

Oh, that's great. Well, thank God. 30 years too late. Yeah. Wonderful. It added, our reform 25 action plan, meaning year 2025 sets out how we've learned from the past, including working with survivors and developing a restorative support over in the next two years.

Phelps told the BBC he absolutely denies all all allegations made against him by Emma and said he did not even enter the basement. He said in 2008 the child protection team sought out lots of children who were closely associated with me through sport looking for victims who quote, slipped through the net with zero response. What he's now denying that shit. You fuck off. Wow. Um, 80 counts. Yeah. But not her. Okay. Yeah. Emma was, uh, was 12 when she told her parents she couldn't keep going to the gym, but it wasn't until 2008 when she admitted a Phelps admitted 42 counts

of historical indecent assault and gross indecency against three children aged six between six and 15. She realized she wasn't his only victim. He was put on the sex offenders registry for life and charged with rape and attempted rape, but denied it. Oh my God. This is, this is disturbing. They said that in 1979, a finalist in the BBC's hit show Superstars, more accusations

were made about Phelps' conduct in the 90s, but no action was taken. It wasn't until three women came forward in 2003 that he was suspended from gymnastics for the following year and eventually sentenced four years later. Despite the association with a convicted pedophile, the Olga Jim brand has continued to operate in the pool area with a second venue opening in 2006, both run by Everyone Active in association with Bournemouth Christ Church and Pool Council. What? Emma said, what was it like to know that it was still going? Horrific. What was it like to see them expanding? Brutal brutal it felt like they kept alive the celebrity element of the brand and just buried

the horrible part yeah I mean that's her horrible I mean a church is running it there's no no no Christ Church is a place like in New Zealand Christ yeah it's not a actual church I was gonna say if you you put a church into it now you're just now it's extra now it's extra gross yeah now you're just fucking directing fish into a shark's mouth at this point this is insane this is bad shit be be BCB Council and everyone active told the BBC that with the help of British gymnastics they're now in the process of changing the name uniforms and brand will rebrand it well good now wow in a joint

statement they said Olga pool has a long legacy but also a history which continues to have an adverse resonance for some of its former members many years later. Understatement we fully understand the impact that the continued use of the original name would have. We do not underestimate the seriousness of the situation and are working closely with everyone involved to make the transition to the new name as smooth as possible. How about just making sure no one fucks any kids? That would be great.

That would be what you need to do. There's nothing historical about Olga for us. People have no idea long term effects of child sexual abuse, this is Emma talking, and other things that were happening within gymnastics. The way we were just taught to ignore pain and suffering and just take it on the chin and suck it up. Don't say that. Either of those two things.

I think she did that on purpose though. Yeah, because I think that's what it is. I think she's saying that they there when you're hurt, when you're fucked, they tell these kids no matter what's going on, you fall, hit your head, get up, do it again. No complaining. No, like that's what they tell these kids. Just do it again. Do it better.

Those two phrases are terrible. Oh, they're terrible. But I think that's what they they just lumped being molesting in with that in this Horrifying yeah, that's gross. She said putting it all together that completely alters the trajectory of our lives Yeah, and all that is The review said the difficulties now facing facing gymnastics, the sports national governing body, are born of inadequate practice and procedure

and reflect a culture which was the product of the way in which people behaved were allowed to behave. February 21st, 2023. Sexual predator Brian Phelps walks free. What? But the former trampolining coach is sickening crimes against children escape attention because it's not football.

That's the fucking article. It's the swagger of Brian Phelps which takes your breath away and reveals how the perpetrators of a sports most unspeakable crimes have so much in common. The charismatic former Olympic diver was engaged in the routine sexual assault of young girls at the gym he'd set up when he gave several interviews to promote the place in the 80s. He joked with one interviewer about how when younger he enjoyed finding a nice bit of skirt. Wow, he was molesting children at that time. A little skirt.

God dang. Some little East German or Russian diver that I fancied. He told another that parents were not welcome in the gym. Mothers are terrific, he said, but perhaps not when you're working with their children. When some of the girls he abused became women and testified to his crimes, he was charged with multiple rape and indecent assault charges. His brother John, a former Olympic squad canoeist turned predatory gym owner, got 12 similar crimes and they were sentenced together. John, a former Olympic squad canoeist turned predatory gym owner, got 12 similar crimes.

They were sentenced together. Anyone who has followed the case of Barry Bennell, the football pedophile, whose name is a byword for predatory abuse, will discern some chilling parallels here. Phelps, just like Bennell, bask bask in publicity and paraded charisma which left his parents unaware or left in denial that he was actually abusing their children. He boasted about his physique. I haven't any surplus flesh on me, he told one interviewer. He entered bodybuilding competitions. He even commented on diving for the BBC's grandstand whilst doing his abusing.

Right. Yet there's significant difference between these two serial abusers. It's when we come to public awareness that the paths of Phelps and Bennell diverge. The prominence of football in our public life helped generate justifiable outrage about Bennell when his victims found strength in numbers and bravely stepped up to testify in 2016. He was brought back to court and sent down for 30 years. Not so Phelps.

We were hardly back in the dark ages when he admitted 42 charges of sexual assault in 2008, yet his conviction elicited few paragraphs or nothing at all in most national newspapers. Even the devastating interview that one of Phelps's alleged victims gave to the BBC's Natalie Perks last week did not exactly bring wall to wall coverage. That victim's testimony was shattering. She spoke of girls like her being raped and molested by Phelps in a gym basement room called Happy Land decorated with Disney characters. Experienced officials say there will be many more cases to bring against Phelps than the

number he was convicted of. That's how these patterns of behavior work. They said, quote, there will be countless victims of Phelps out there not seeing justice, one former senior detective tells us. With Bennell, it gained traction because it was football. But if others are able to make themselves known, this might also do. It's not too late.

Judges have become more accepting of ambiguity in their summing of these cases There's an acceptance that not every detail can be recalled 40 years ago. Yeah, especially when you're six. Yeah Jesus but agreeing to press charges entails an ordeal of testifying and it's impossible to ignore the gender issue here The victims are almost exclusively women conviction ratesviction rates for rape are desperately low. Point one percent. Jesus. Is that everywhere? I believe it's pretty low. One percent. I don't know if it's that low, but I know that it's very low. Point one is that's almost none. One out of a thousand. Like that's near. That's incredible. Almost not. Yeah. It can't be. It can't be. I hope not. Jesus. I know it's low though. It's definitely low, low but point one the obfuscation from British

Gymnastics in this realm is hardly given any women much optimism for the establishment is actually on their side It's nearly a year since a devastating report by Anne White laid bare the governing body's failure to deal with the despicable treatment of young gymnasts It's two years since 38 cases being handled by the respected House field practice were first pursued, yet only one civil case against the governing party has been settled. And from his retreat in France, Phelps appears confident, having reached his 70s, that he will find no more police officers knocking on his door. In response to the latest testimony, he asked why it hadn't been picked up in 2008.

Why didn't you get to take care of that? on his door. In response to the latest testimony he asked why it hadn't been picked up in 2008. Why didn't you get take care of that? I could have lumped it right in with my minimal sentence. Investigators back then were looking for victims who'd slipped through the net with zero response, he said. He's used to women finding the ordeal testifying too much. It's been happening since 1966 when he was charged with indecently exposing himself to an 11 year old girl at a swimming pool. 1966 when he was charged with indecently exposing himself to an 11 year old girl at a swimming pool She said he said I was exciting. I was signing an autograph for the girl I've been to many countries in the world and signed millions of millions of autographs That's what he said in court and it got dismissed. So

Wow, oh, they said allegations of sexual abuse against Phelps in 1999 were also dismissed for insufficient evidence So they tried to bring him up on charges. Wow, detectives say that many victims of this kind of abuse are not often ready to report it until they reach their 40s. The supremely self-confident Brian Phelps may not quite be as untouchable as he considered himself to be.

March 22nd, 2023, gymnastics historical sex abuse case, more women come forward over Brian Phelps claim Last month BBC reported the account of Emma her name changed obviously here Emma told sport that she was one of several victims and claimed that she was raped from 5 to 12 in the mid 70s So early 80s Emma said there were 15 further survivors from her conversations with other women Which began after she read about Phelps being jailed. She said that she always believed the number could be higher.

Not everyone would talk about it, probably. She also accused the gymnastics of failing. So following the media coverage, several more women have made contact with Emma and BBC Sport understands British gymnastics has been contacted directly by some of the new alleged victims. The governing body told the BBC that Emma's story was harrowing reading. It says it had been liaising with the police to help facilitate communication for

any other survivors who may have been in touch with them and added above anything else, the safety and wellbeing of gymnasts and everyone involved in the sport remains our absolute priority. We must rebuild trust and make the sport safe for everyone." Dorset Police said it's committed to supporting victims. They said, we would urge anyone who's been the subject of non-recent sexual abuse to please report it to police, please contact police and ask to be put in contact with specially trained police officers.

Emma says that several more possible locations of abuse in Dorset have now come to light and she's helping support those new people who've spoken to her along with gymnasts for change. Gymnasts for change. A global group of former gymnasts campaigning to end abusive coaching practices. And that's, I mean, they testified before Congress here our friend Mandy Maloon Testified about this what goes on it's fucking Yeah, I mean, I miss you. I hope you're doing well here

so they It's fucking wild He's also charged with rape and available Okay so Emma previously told the BBC sport of the recent exposure of mistreatment in the sport in the white review investigation of the system or systemic physical and emotional abuse and gymnastics made her feel empowered to speak out. So he is now I guess he's out. Yeah, I guess in France awaiting other people to make accusations that are not to lock him up waiting for a knock on the door

Yeah, so one thing we have to that's I guess a silver lining is there's no way he's comfortable in her time Oh, why because literally he's always looking over shoulder if a car pulls in the driveway Fuck he gets up like a crackhead looking through the blinds. Oh shit. What's going on? What do they call them there? What's an investigator in England?'s in France though in France inspector inspector Clouseau or some specter is gonna come over and yeah so anyway that's what's going on now we'll find out what happens more because who knows there could be a lot more people that come forward and I would hope if there

are I hope there's more charges I hope the pink panther gets him Jesus Christ. Yeah, you can't just can't just fuck with kids and get away with it Apparently you can that's the gross part now, especially that's dude. That's so fucked up man I'm sorry. That is just the worst shit ever so terrible story can't get enough of this asshole How about a picture of him with his dick bulge popping? Ah, Jesus, he used that thing against people. Look at that smile too. How much is that?

That is, it is 1962 British diver Brian Phelps with his gold medal after winning. It's a photo, nine Australian dollars. Nine, what is that? Like, I don't know, five kangaroo pelts, I have no idea. A little tail or something? No clue with that. One koala dick, I think that is, kangaroo pelts. I have no idea or something. No clue with that one koala dick I think that is it adds up to so there's that also British Olympic diver Brian Phelps cleaning his motorcycle He has a motor so it's an old photo of him. Oh my god. It's like an old Harley. Yeah

Yeah, it is like Suzuki. What is that? Oh, can you see what the brand is triumph? It's a triumph He's got a triumph big backseat going full British. Yeah, Jesus Christ. So there's that that is serve that it's also nine Australian dollars There's some Australian who just got all these pictures of this guy. Who is it? And then British Olympic diver Brian Phelps with his wife in 1966. She's like, oh, he's a molester I don't even know it 850 are Are those Austrian or Australian? Australian. You sure? Am I I don't know you that's Australia. That's Australian Australian dollars Yeah, it would be euros if it was right Austrian. Yeah, that's no good man. Some poor Australian So somebody somebody liberate that poor fuck from having to have that

Pedophile shit in his house, but don't give him money for pedophile pictures. Just burn those Australian person. And I like how it's 50 cents cheaper because his wife's in the picture. There's somebody that's safe here. It's less. So there you go everybody. That is Brian Phelps, an absolutely horrible, horrible, horrible man. Bad guy.

Bad guy. One of the worst. He's definitely a scummy scumbag of the year candidate oh boy have we had anybody that's molested that many kids? systemic catalog? systemic fucking we've never had that right? I mean we've had molesters but yeah calculated we had the one swimmer who had who ran swimming schools and molested kids and a tennis player too but it wasn't dozens yeah there was no

happy land. That we know of. That's true. Oh god. Yeah, nobody said there was Disney characters. I'm sorry, that happy land thing is the worst thing I've ever heard. That's fucking disgusting. That is horrifying.

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13 though, because there's 12 others, Dreya King, Sierra Stribling, Stribling, Dennis G, Derek Hughes, Josh Zulo, Nancy would know last name, Sean McQueen, Jen Rodriguez, Biku Bako, Sol Rivera, Kimmy would know last name, Ashley Sanchez, Christian would know last name, Jess would know last name, Grim Sife, Alex Sweetcheeks, Stoats, L, the letter L. Miss Dr. Aaron, you've earned it, just Dr. Aaron. Fine, Abigail McDermott, Gary Currier, Nikki Satow, Philimony Saga, Pelluti, Pellutelle.

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Christine Herron was 15 years old in the spring of 1993 when she disappeared. And in over 30 years, there has been no trace of her. I did know before the night was over, she was dead though. A story of murder and heartbreak and investigative error. He was 90% sure he was going to be convicted. From CBC podcasts, I'm David Rigeon and this is Someone Knows Something Season 9, the Christine Herron case. Available now.