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Current, former rowers allege inadequate medical treatment in Title IX suit

Related Topics: Title IX, Lawsuit, Allegation, Rowing

Former and current members of the women’s rowing team filed a Title IX lawsuit against SMU Friday.

The lawsuit alleges that SMU discriminated against the female athletes on the rowing team by “providing the team with unequal funding and second class resources.”

Those allegations are toward the coaches, the training staff and the athletic department.

Four of the former rowers — Kelly McGowan, Jessica Clouse, Lindsay Heyman and Meghan Klein — were present Friday at a conference announcing the suit.

Other plaintiffs include Sydney Severson and Rebekah Tate, as well as two others identified as Jane Roe 1 and Jane Roe 2.