Marymount University

"To this comment below Natoli is not top dog he is not an Olympic coach or a d1 coach. He is not coaching any ncca qualifiers or Olympic trails athletes. There are better world class caches who do not cruise at athletes and do push them but in a positive matter. "Coach Chris has been the step that I needed to get better, he’s pushed me through the toughest times making me feel supported the whole way through. He’s passionate for the sport and making everyone the best they can be. TopDogs!!!""

"Make sure you know all the allegations against this coach. I made the mistake of committing to Marymount. Luckily a few team members warned me and sent me this news story. I have since learned there is much more evidence than just this and the cover up goes all the way to Becera's office. https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/investigations/marymount-university-swimming-coach-called-abusive-by-athletes-chris-natoli/65-b9b385b0-bf3f-485d-a384-5439bcf0b328 "

"It is insane that everyone is willing to believe 2 swimmers who spoke out standing up for Chris over 6 swimmers who had proof and documentation on what Chris has done by the way. Chris knows how to manipulate Marymount University and manipulate swimmers. Not to mention the swimmers who spoke out are the “favorites” of the team. They don't know anything about the “real” Chris Natoli. "

"A disgrace to the sport of swimming. Natoli has been abusive to his athletes for years. The behavior he is exhibiting at Marymount is the exact same as when he coached at GMU. He picked favorites, athletes he deemed valuable enough for his time, and belittled the rest. He would make condescending and crude comments (especially to the women, which were often sexual and degrading) all the time and made the pool deck an extremely toxic environment. At GMU he refused to coach women, sending them to the opposite side of the pool and ignoring their existence because he only wanted to coach "winners" aka the men. With this behavior he drove a massive wedge between the mens and women's teams. He is nothing more than a bully and always has been. There aren't words strong enough to convey how horrible and toxic Natoli is, and its devastating to know that this behavior has been reported numerous times and never taken with the seriousness it deserves. Marymount has to decide if points are more important than the mental health and safety of their swimmers. GMU made the wrong choice once and its Marymount's time to correct it. To Marymount swimmers- I hope you know we understand what you are going through and stand by you during this! You are brave- dont back down!"

"To this comment below Natoli is not top dog he is not an Olympic coach or a d1 coach. He is not coaching any ncas athletes or Olympic trails athletes. There are better world class caches who do not cruise at athletes and do push them but in a positive matter. "Coach Chris has been the step that I needed to get better, he’s pushed me through the toughest times making me feel supported the whole way through. He’s passionate for the sport and making everyone the best they can be. TopDogs!!!""