Pay raises and contract extensions for the world-renowned coach came within weeks of complaints to top Cal officials about McKeever’s alleged misconduct.
To date 36 current or former Cal swimmers and divers, 17 parents, a former member of the Golden Bears’ men’s swimming and diving squad, two former coaches and two former Cal athletic department employees have told SCNG that McKeever, the only woman to serve as head coach of a U.S.
, and how female athletes are socialized from a young age to report stress, injuries and frustration differently than male athletes. Newkirk said in an interview and in documents sent to Cal chancellor Carol T. Christ and Knowlton that top university officials were not only aware of McKeever’s coaching methods but have rewarded her.University financial records and documents related to McKeever’s contract show that Cal officials repeatedly increased the coach’s compensation even as the complaints to the university of her bullying, and verbal and emotional abuse piled up.
McKeever can be fired for cause for violating those policies as well as for failing “to properly represent the University and the University athletic programs in private and public forums, including the commission of, participation in, or condoning of any act, situation or occurrence that in University’s judgment, brings Coach or University into public disrepute, embarrassment, contempt, scandal or ridicule.
McKeever not only ignored the swimmer’s eating disorder, she bullied her on a regular basis, according to the athlete and five other teammates.McKeever “triggered her into a dark spiral,” said Clark, who was a friend of the swimmer. [This quote has already been lawyered. Appeared in May 24 story.] The university’s Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination did not respond to the complaint for four years, according to emails and an interview with Abi Speers, a member of the 2013-14 Cal team, who made the complaint.
“In any event, we had a productive conversation. We discussed power dynamics, how words and actions can have a profound impact regardless of their intent, and ways to improve on the retreat in the coming years, among other things. “Teri made me feel insane,” Devine continued. “Her office was like this seat of power. She would talk at me without allowing me to get any words in, , ‘You’re lying.’That same morning, Oct. 16, Pam Devine, Chenoa’s mother, received an email from the Cal Calling Center, part of the university’s fundraising organization, with the subject line “Just a friendly reminder.”
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