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The reports began in an <em>Orange County Register<\/em> report in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>McKeever was placed on leave pending an investigation that led to her termination. She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/former-cal-swim-coach-teri-mckeever-suspended-by-u-s-center-for-safesport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was suspended<\/a> by the U.S. Center for SafeSport, and athletes sued the university and the California Board of Regents for compensation over their failure to protect them from abuse.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/report-allegations-of-verbal-abuse-bullying-levied-at-cal-coach-teri-mckeever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Report: Allegations of Verbal Abuse, Bullying Levied at Cal Coach Teri McKeever; Cal Releases Statement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>McKeever\u2019s response is to tell her side of the story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/collegesports\/article\/cal-coach-memoir-lawsuit-22455394.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a book titled<\/a>, \u201cFrom Podiums to Pariah.\u201d It will be co-written by <strong>Karen Crouse.<\/strong> McKeever had alleged gender bias in the investigation against her. The investigative reporting has unearthed mountains of evidence to the contrary, with 17 plaintiffs (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/eighteen-former-swimmers-sue-university-of-california-over-teri-mckeever-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">it was originally 18<\/a>) moving forward with the lawsuit against the school that was allowed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lawsuit-over-teri-mckeever-abuse-allowed-to-proceed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to continue via appeals court<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>McKeever, 64, was once hailed as a pioneer for female coaches. She was hired by Cal in 1993, winning five Pac-12 Championships and four NCAA titles. She served as an assistant for the U.S. Olympic team in 2004, 2008 and 2020 and as the head coach of the U.S. women\u2019s team in 2012, having developed a number of the program\u2019s top talents through the years in Berkeley.<\/p>\n<p>The reporting<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-what-cost-the-details-of-teri-mckeever-saga-are-chilling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> indicated the catastrophic cost to get there<\/a>, with McKeever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/amid-allegations-comments-from-teri-mckeever-on-2020-appearance-on-champions-mojo-podcast-ring-hollow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alleged to have bullied athletes<\/a> into physical and mental health detriments to athletes. She was found by the school investigation to have discriminated on the basis of race and disability.<\/p>\n<p>Crouse is no stranger to controversy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbusinessjournal.com\/Daily\/Issues\/2021\/08\/02\/Media\/Karen-Crouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">having been suspended for a conflict of interest<\/a> by the <em>New York Times<\/em> for failure to disclose a book project with Michael Phelps. 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