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Several Cal swimmers and their parents said they have complained about McKeever to Cal athletics director Jim Knowlton and to Jennifer Simon-O'Neill, the school's executive senior associate athletics director, and senior woman administrator. Those complaints have either been ignored or met with indifference, swimmers and parents said, or in one case dismissiveness.

Four Cal seniors on the 2021-22 roster recently met with Knowlton and Simon-O'Neill and alleged bullying and verbal and emotional abuse by McKeever, according to three people familiar with the meeting. Knowlton told the swimmers that McKeever was just a hard, tough coach.

Darla Carter, Danielle's mother, recalled requesting a meeting with Knowlton in the autumn of 2019.
"It was almost like talking to a wall," Carter said.

Knowlton, Carter continued, "said he wouldn't meet with me unless I was alumni, a graduate or wanted to donate money."

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BearSD said:

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From the article. If this is true, Knowlton should be fired.

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Several Cal swimmers and their parents said they have complained about McKeever to Cal athletics director Jim Knowlton and to Jennifer Simon-O'Neill, the school's executive senior associate athletics director, and senior woman administrator. Those complaints have either been ignored or met with indifference, swimmers and parents said, or in one case dismissiveness.

Four Cal seniors on the 2021-22 roster recently met with Knowlton and Simon-O'Neill and alleged bullying and verbal and emotional abuse by McKeever, according to three people familiar with the meeting. Knowlton told the swimmers that McKeever was just a hard, tough coach.

Darla Carter, Danielle's mother, recalled requesting a meeting with Knowlton in the autumn of 2019.
"It was almost like talking to a wall," Carter said.

Knowlton, Carter continued, "said he wouldn't meet with me unless I was alumni, a graduate or wanted to donate money."

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BearSD said:

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From the article. If this is true, Knowlton should be fired.

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Several Cal swimmers and their parents said they have complained about McKeever to Cal athletics director Jim Knowlton and to Jennifer Simon-O'Neill, the school's executive senior associate athletics director, and senior woman administrator. Those complaints have either been ignored or met with indifference, swimmers and parents said, or in one case dismissiveness.

Four Cal seniors on the 2021-22 roster recently met with Knowlton and Simon-O'Neill and alleged bullying and verbal and emotional abuse by McKeever, according to three people familiar with the meeting. Knowlton told the swimmers that McKeever was just a hard, tough coach.

Darla Carter, Danielle's mother, recalled requesting a meeting with Knowlton in the autumn of 2019.
"It was almost like talking to a wall," Carter said.

Knowlton, Carter continued, "said he wouldn't meet with me unless I was alumni, a graduate or wanted to donate money."

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Knowlton should be fired. Cal is not West Point, VMI or Air Force of a previous decade. He has been a really bad fit for Cal, especially at this time in history.

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fat_slice said:

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I'm afraid this goes well beyond Cal Athletics. I mean look at the graduation ceremony debacle. Sorry but Cal is going down hill and all respects. Next we will hear a bunch of blow hards saying rankings don't matter (or the criteria is faulty) when we became the 2nd best public uni in the world (we are already #2 in the US).

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BearForce2 said:

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fat_slice said:

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I'm afraid this goes well beyond Cal Athletics. I mean look at the graduation ceremony debacle. Sorry but Cal is going down hill and all respects. Next we will hear a bunch of blow hards saying rankings don't matter (or the criteria is faulty) when we became the 2nd best public uni in the world (we are already #2 in the US).

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I'm afraid this goes beyond Cal. The state of California is going downhill.

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JTfromClash said:

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I'm sorry i know many of you like to pile on.

BUT DON'T DETRACT FROM THIS STORY

These student athletes were victimized and our AD and others allowed this lady to do it!

Take your lame "California is going downhill" arguments elsewhere

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BearForce2 said:

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I'm afraid this goes beyond Cal. The state of California is going downhill.

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Texas is pretty cool right now.

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BigDaddyBear said:

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Knowlton needs be shown the door ASAP.....along with McKeever. Knowlton's handling of the men's basketball program was terrible by itself, but this is the straw that broke the camel's back.

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McKeever has been at Cal a long time. I'm surprised this is just now coming to light. Or maybe she just started "venturing off the rails" the last several years?

Curious if other Cal swim athletes will now come to her defense. The fact that they haven't thus far could be an indictment, or it could be that the investigative journalists weren't looking very hard for "the other side" (if there is one).

Our AD has some 'splaining to do.

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Scott Carter, the father of swimmer Danielle Carter called McKeever "Teflon Teri. Nothing sticks to her".
That's a highly damaging reflection of our administrators in our Athletic Dept.

Darla Carter, (his wife) recalled requesting a meeting with Knowlton in the autumn of 2019.
"It was almost like talking to a wall," Carter said.

Knowlton, Carter continued, "said he wouldn't meet with me unless I was alumni, a graduate or wanted to donate money."

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Big C said:

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McKeever has been at Cal a long time. I'm surprised this is just now coming to light. Or maybe she just started "venturing off the rails" the last several years?

Curious if other Cal swim athletes will now come to her defense. The fact that they haven't thus far could be an indictment, or it could be that the investigative journalists weren't looking very hard for "the other side" (if there is one).

Our AD has some 'splaining to do.

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76BearsFly said:

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Hope the allegations about McKeever and Knowlton are false. Due process coming up….

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Do you not find it unusual that Natalie Coughlan or Missy Franklin have not come out in support of McKeever; or any other CAL swimmer for that matter?

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