The University of California has fired longtime women's swimming and diving coach Teri McKeever following an eight-month investigation into widespread allegations of bullying and abuse.
Cal athletic director Jim Knowlton announced the decision on Tuesday in a letter to student-athletes. The decision arrived after an extensive investigation that involved interviews with 147 people and reviews of 1,700 documents conducted by university lawyers, the San Jose Mercury News reports.
"I'm writing to inform you that today we have parted ways with long-time women’s swimming coach, Teri McKeever," Knowlton's letter reads. "After carefully reviewing an extensive investigative report that was recently completed by an independent law firm, I strongly believe this is in the best interests of our student-athletes, our swimming program, and Cal Athletics as a whole.