Good news from German swimming is few and far between.
Abuse scandal, personal quarreling, too long a vacuum in the association at an important point, tug-of-war in the background and open trench warfare.
The fronts seem hardened.
And that in the last few months before the games.
Only 90 days until the athletes fight for medals in Tokyo.
For weeks, the focus has been on who is filling the vacant post of competitive sports director, how and for how long.
A spectacular solution with Michael Groß (56) seemed close - and nothing came of it.