Notre Dame Men’s Swim Team Suspended for One Year Following NCAA Gambling Violations

Notre Dame has suspended its men’s swimming program for at least one academic year after an external review found some of its members violated National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules prohibiting gambling. University of Notre Dame vice president and James E. Rohr Director of Athletics Pete Bevacqua announced the suspension in an Aug. 15 statement. Bevacqua said the university asked the law firm of Ropes & Gray LLP to conduct an independent, in-depth investigation into the issue after receiving reports of “possible misconduct” on the Notre Dame men’s swimming team. The law firm subsequently “confirmed and expanded” the university’s initial concerns about a “deeply embedded team culture dismissive of Notre Dame’s standards for student-athletes,” including its expectation that they “treat one another with dignity and respect,” Bevacqua said....