John Brian Swarbrick, Jr.. is the

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at the

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. His appointment was announced in July 2008, replacing Kevin White, who resigned in June 2008 to take the same position at Duke University.

Biography

Swarbrick was born March 19, 1954 in

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, the son of John Brian and Mary Catharine (

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Comey) Swarbrick. He earned an undergraduate degree ''(

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)'' in

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from Notre Dame in 1976 and a

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degree from

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in 1980. He practiced law for 28 years and was a partner in the

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representing USA gymnastics as general counsel, immediately prior to accepting his position at Notre Dame. From 1992 until 2001, he also served as chairman of the Indiana Sports Corp., during which time he helped convince the

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to relocate its headquarters to Indianapolis. Swarbrick has never served as a sports agent, however, he did serve as counsel to Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton and various professional sports teams. Swarbrick was previously considered for athletic director positions at

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, Stanford University, Ohio State University, and Arizona State University In 2007, he was considered for the position of commissioner of the

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, and in 2002 he was a finalist for the position of NCAA president, which went to

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. He was the vice-president of the team that successfully bid to host

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in 2012 in Indianapolis. From 2000 to 2002, Swarbrick was

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of LMiV, an internet firm funded partially by

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. Swarbrick has been a member of the Indiana bar since 1980 and is also admitted to practice in the

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and the

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Personal

Swarbrick is married to Kimberly, and they have four children: Kate, Connor, Cal, and Christopher.

References

External links

Notre Dame bio
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