Lars Jorgensen Breaks Down Kentucky’s First SEC Championship Title in History
Head Coach Jorgensen was nice enough to sit down with us and break down what makes the UK team so gritty and full of heart, especially when it mattered most
2020 Swammy Awards: NCAA Women’s Coach of the Year, Todd DeSorbo
There was no NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving National Championship meet in 2020, but if there were, Todd DeSorbo had his team lined up to win – on the back of a freshman superstar.
Merete Riisager Appointed Danish Swimming Director
The Danish Swimming Union has announced that Merete Riisager will be taking over as director, filling a role that has been vacant since February 2020.
Oregon 6A Runner-up Anna Jorgensen Commits to Arizona Wildcats
Anna Jorgensen will follow her father, Olympic gold medalist Dan Jorgensen (USC), into the Pac-12 when she begins at Arizona.
Kentucky’s Brown, Seidt Nominees For McWhorter Award
Kentucky Wildcats’ Asia Seidt and Glen Brown are the nominees for the post-graduate scholarship presented to the SEC’s top male and female scholar-athletes.
Beyond The Lane Lines: New Danish Swimming Director Named
This edition of Beyond the Lane Lines features the newly-named Danish Swimming Union Director, as well as news on Olympic toys.
Danish Swimming Director Out as Union Issues Apology for Public Weighings
Longtime director Pia Holman resigned after an investigation into the practice of public weighing carried out by national team coaches from 2003-2012.
SwimSwam’s Top 3 (Wildly Speculative) Candidates for USC Head Coaching Job
Ray Looze has a good thing going at Indiana, but is the allure of the head coaching job at his alma mater USC enough to pull him away from Bloomington?
White Team Prevails in Kentucky Blue & White Scrimmage
The blue squad led for majority of the meet, but the white team took a lead after the final individual event earning a 298-295 win at the Kentucky scrimmage.
Kentucky Hires Former Wildcat Maclin Simpson as Assistant Coach
Simpson competed at Kentucky collegiately, both for former head coach Gary Conelly and current head coach Lars Jorgensen.
Allison Reed Promoted to Associate Head Coach at Kentucky
Allison Reed, who has served as an assistant coach with Kentucky since 2016, has been promoted to associate head coach of the men’s and women’s teams.
College Swimming Previews: #11 Kentucky Women Chasing Highest-Ever NCAA Finish
It’s a young Kentucky roster, though led by two star senior backstrokers in Asia Seidt (pictured) and Ali Galyer. How far can back and breast take one team?
Kentucky Names James Washbish as Volunteer Assistant Coach
The University of Kentucky swimming and diving program has hired James Washbish as volunteer assistant coach for the 2019-20 season.
Danish Swim Federation Under Fire For Mid-2000s Public Weighings
The Danish Swimming Union is under heavy criticism after a Danish Radio (DR) documentary reported on mid-2000s policies of weighing athletes publicly at the country’s national training center.
USA Swimming Announces World University Games Coaching Staff
NC State Head Coach Braden Holloway will be the men’s Head Coach, while Stanford women’s Assoiciate Head Coach Tracy Slusser will be leading the women’s team.