{"id":645964,"date":"2026-06-23T20:14:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T03:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=645964"},"modified":"2026-06-23T20:21:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T03:21:29","slug":"lawsuit-over-teri-mckeever-abuse-allowed-to-proceed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lawsuit-over-teri-mckeever-abuse-allowed-to-proceed\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawsuit over Teri McKeever Abuse Allowed to Proceed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lawsuit over Teri McKeever Abuse Allowed to Proceed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A lawsuit brought by 18 former University of California swimmers alleging abuse by former coach <strong>Teri McKeever<\/strong> was allowed to proceed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/cal-swimmers-win-second-chance-at-holding-uc-regents-accountable-for-coachs-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">by a court last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The case is being brought against the Regents of the University of California, alleging that the institution didn\u2019t do enough to shield them from verbal and psychological abuse by McKeever.<\/p>\n<p>McKeever was investigated by the university in 2022 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teri-mckeever-fired-from-cal-after-long-investigation-concludes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was fired in January 2023<\/a>. An investigation into conduct by administration, including then athletic director <strong>Jim Knowlton<\/strong> and associate athletic director <strong>Jennifer Simon-O\u2019Neill,<\/strong> was launched in 2023. The results of that probe have never been released.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/eighteen-former-swimmers-sue-university-of-california-over-teri-mckeever-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was filed in 2023<\/a>, alleging abuse by McKeever from a period from 2000-20. The university contended then that the statute of limitations had expired, filing a demurrer that did not dispute the truth of allegations but sought to dismiss the suit on procedural grounds.<\/p>\n<p>A court agreed, but it was overturned last week on appeal by a three-judge panel based on discovery rule, which finds that the clock on a claim begins when victims discover the supposed harm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince at least 1994 \u2014 before any plaintiffs joined the team \u2014 UCB had notice of McKeever\u2019s abusive coaching style,\u201d wrote Justice <strong>Monique Langhorne Wilson.<\/strong> &#8220;Some plaintiffs or their parents complained, or attempted to complain, to various UCB officials, including the athletics director. They were often met with silence or told that McKeever was a good coach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McKeever led Cal to four national championships. She was named the coach of the U.S. women\u2019s Olympic team for the 2012 London Olympics. An investigation by the <em>Orange County Register<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/report-allegations-of-verbal-abuse-bullying-levied-at-cal-coach-teri-mckeever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in 2022 found<\/a> that she discriminated against swimmers on the basis of nationality, race and disability \u2013 including against athletes expressing psychological distress and eating disorders. She showed a pattern of sustained verbal abuse of athletes and fostering a negative team climate.<\/p>\n<p>Langhorne Wilson wrote in her decision that UCB, \u201cignored and concealed any complaints about McKeever\u201d in continuing to employ her. 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