Karen Moe Humphreys, a former Olympic gold medal swimmer who became a coach and administrator at UC Berkeley, will receive $3.5 million plus back pay and benefits to the time of her termination in February 2004.  Under terms of the settlement Humphreys will also be reinstated.

Humphreys, who worked at UC Berkeley from 1978 until 2004, alleged that she lost her job at Berkeley because she complained about gender discrimination and in retaliation for “blowing the whistle” on a hostile work environment for women in the athletic department.