Four-time national champion Lee Kiefer leaves lasting legacy
The No. 24 Irish started their season on a strong note, taking fourth at their first invitational of the year in Greensboro, North Carolina, where the 200-meter freestyle relay team broke the oldest school relay record.
The Irish were offered a fresh start this season under head coach Mike Litzinger, who took over the men’s and women’s teams midseason last year. Notre Dame has not had a combined swimming program since 1995, and this was seen as the change needed to make the Irish serious contenders for the 2016-17 season.