In a first-person essay submitted to Sports Illustrated, a recent member of the Cal women’s swim team says McKeever used her position of power to bully athletes.
Swimming for Cal was a lifelong dream of mine. I vividly remember the excitement of getting my first recruiting call from its legendary swim coach, Teri McKeever. In my mind, she was offering me the opportunity of a lifetime: to study at a world-class academic institution while swimming for one of the nation’s most successful collegiate programs. The prospect of my becoming part of the Cal swimming legacy filled my imagination and motivated me.