Rowers say Olympic coach threatened, verbally abused them
FILE - In this May 7, 2012, file photo, coach Mike Teti, left, talks to his United States eight man crew team during practice in Oakland, Calif. As the Tokyo Games approach, US Rowing is awaiting the results of a months-long assessment commissioned by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee of its national team programs, including the men's group based in Oakland, where longtime coach Mike Teti is being criticized by some rowers for what they call his intense and intimidating style. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

FILE - In this May 7, 2012, file photo, coach Mike Teti, left, talks to his United States eight man crew team during practice in Oakland, Calif. As the Tokyo Games approach, US Rowing is awaiting the results of a months-long assessment commissioned by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee of its national team programs, including the men's group based in Oakland, where longtime coach Mike Teti is being criticized by some rowers for what they call his intense and intimidating style. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Jul. 18, 2021 12:20 PM EDT
FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, coach Mike Teti speaks into a megaphone toward rowers practicing in the Oakland Estuary in Oakland, Calif. As the Tokyo Games approach, US Rowing is awaiting the results of a months-long assessment commissioned by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee of its national team programs, including the men's group based in Oakland, where longtime coach Mike Teti is being criticized by some rowers for what they call his intense and intimidating style. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, coach Mike Teti speaks into a megaphone toward rowers practicing in the Oakland Estuary in Oakland, Calif. As the Tokyo Games approach, US Rowing is awaiting the results of a months-long assessment commissioned by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee of its national team programs, including the men's group based in Oakland, where longtime coach Mike Teti is being criticized by some rowers for what they call his intense and intimidating style. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

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FILE - In this May 7, 2012, file photo, coach Mike Teti shows off the bronze medal in the Seoul Olympics and the gold medal in the 1987 World Championship in Copenhagen in his office in Oakland, Calif. As the Tokyo Games approach, US Rowing is awaiting the results of a months-long assessment commissioned by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee of its national team programs, including the men's group based in Oakland, where longtime coach Mike Teti is being criticized by some rowers for what they call his intense and intimidating style. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

FILE - In this May 7, 2012, file photo, coach Mike Teti shows off the bronze medal in the Seoul Olympics and the gold medal in the 1987 World Championship in Copenhagen in his office in Oakland, Calif. As the Tokyo Games approach, US Rowing is awaiting the results of a months-long assessment commissioned by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee of its national team programs, including the men's group based in Oakland, where longtime coach Mike Teti is being criticized by some rowers for what they call his intense and intimidating style. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Jul. 18, 2021 12:20 PM EDT
FILE - In this May 7, 2012, file photo, coach Mike Teti talks to his United States eight man crew team during practice in Oakland, Calif. As the Tokyo Games approach, US Rowing is awaiting the results of a months-long assessment commissioned by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee of its national team programs, including the men's group based in Oakland, where longtime coach Mike Teti is being criticized by some rowers for what they call his intense and intimidating style. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

FILE - In this May 7, 2012, file photo, coach Mike Teti talks to his United States eight man crew team during practice in Oakland, Calif. As the Tokyo Games approach, US Rowing is awaiting the results of a months-long assessment commissioned by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee of its national team programs, including the men's group based in Oakland, where longtime coach Mike Teti is being criticized by some rowers for what they call his intense and intimidating style. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Jul. 18, 2021 12:20 PM EDT