Notre Dame men’s swim program suspended 1 year following gambling investigation

The investigation was initiated in June focusing on accusations of misconduct and “a deeply embedded team culture dismissive of Notre Dame’s standards for student-athletes, including our expectation that they treat one another with dignity and respect,” Bevacqua said in a statement.

“This independent, external review also documented numerous violations of NCAA rules prohibiting gambling on intercollegiate swimming and other athletic competitions despite clear and recurrent training provided to all our student-athletes by our Athletics Compliance staff about those rules,” he continued. “These findings are contrary to the University’s values and all that we stand for in Notre Dame Athletics.”

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Bevacqua noted that head coach Chris Lindauer and his staff was not aware of the gambling nor the severity of the troubling behaviors from the swimmers because “team members effectively concealed such behaviors from the coaches and staff through concerted efforts.”