Chris Lindauer

Notre Dame Men’s Swimming Program Suspended A Minimum Of 1 Year After Gambling Investigation

The school hired an outside law firm in June to conduct a review of “potential issues with the culture.” The team is coming off a 10th place finish at NCAAs.

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Illinois HS State Finalist Luke Bucaro Commits to Notre Dame (2025)

With another year still ahead of him to improve, Bucaro’s time in the 1000 free would have been seven seconds behind the top time this season at Notre Dame.

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DeSorbo Breaks Down U.S. Olympic Staff Selection, Three Years in the Making

“It’s a little bit more about managing than it is coaching at this point,” Todd DeSorbo said. “At this level, a lot of these athletes coach themselves.”

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Notre Dame Launching External Review of “Culture” Issues In Men’s Swim & Dive Program

The law firm Ropes & Gray LLP will conduct the review, which is expected to be finished around the end of August.

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USA Swimming Reveals 2024 Olympic Games Assistant Coaches

Team USA’s coaching staff includes a mixture of former Olympic head coaches, other veterans, and first-time Olympic coaches.

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Here Come the Irish: The Rise of Notre Dame Swimming

The Fighting Irish have been riding a wave of momentum that goes beyond breakout star Chris Guiliano, and it’s powered by a community of family and alumni.

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Setting the Field: Who Will the U.S. Choose as Assistant Coaches for the Paris 2024 Olympics?

Ray Looze is an obvious choice for the Paris 2024 Olympic coaching staff for the US swim team. Who else is in the running?

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: ACC Swimmers Are Going Beast Mode

Headlined by Gretchen Walsh’s world record in the 100 butterfly, swimmers from the Atlantic Coast Conference are showing up big time at this meet.

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Notre Dame Swimming Captain Sarah Bender Earns Fulbright Scholarship

Bender, who ranks 5th all-time in the 200 breast (2:12.80) in Notre Dame program history, is the first student-athlete from Notre Dame to earn the Fulbright Scholarship.

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Notre Dame Surpasses Last Year’s Historic Finish With Program High 10th Place Finish At NCAAs

The Notre Dame men finished a program high 18th at 2023 NCAAs under first year head coach Chris Lindauer and finished higher in 2024 in 10th place.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Chris Lindauer

After leading the Notre Dame men to a program-best NCAA finish in 2023, Lindauer’s squad delivered another breakthrough performance this year.

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2024 ACC Men’s Fan Guide: NC State Still In Driver’s Seat, At Least For One More Year

The Wolfpack could get challenged next year when the conference expands, but this week, NC State should comfortably cruise to yet another title.

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2024 ACC Women’s Champs Preview: Fun Battles Forecasted Behind Powerhouse Virginia

Virginia junior Gretchen Walsh should lead the Cavaliers to their fifth ACC title in a row — but behind them, it’s a toss-up predicting the standings.

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Brazilian Olympian João de Lucca Joins Notre Dame Coaching Staff

Chris Landauer continues to assemble a staff of Louisville alumni by adding de Lucca, who was a three-time NCAA champion during his time with the Cardinals.

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Charlie Mayr Changes 2024 Commitment, Will Swim at Notre Dame

Mayr will join join the Notre Dame program next fall, becoming the second member of his family to swim at the collegiate level.

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