Louisville Schedule with No Shortage of Power 5 Match-Ups

Karl Ortegon
by Karl Ortegon 1

September 21st, 2018 ACC, College, News

The Louisville Cardinals have a very tough schedule ahead of them for this year. Led by Mallory Comerford on the women’s side and Zach Harting on the men’s, the Cards have plenty of fantastic racing opportunities ahead of them.

The season will begin with a home contest against Xavier, before the men and women split up for October tests. The men face Ohio State and Texas A&M at OSU — a big meet featuring a top-three B1G team and an A&M squad that clipped the eventual NCAA Champs Texas in a fiery dual meet. Meanwhile, the women will head south for the SMU Classic, which will include tough competition from several teams, including ACC powerhouse Virginia and west coast juggernauts USC.

Things do not slow down at all as the Cards head towards mid-season, as they’ll travel to Knoxville to take on Tennessee then double back to defend their home pool in a two-day challenge against Virginia. A select few will race at the ACC/B1G challenge following the UVA weekend, and then the Cards will move right into the Indiana Invite, a high-profile mid-season invite featuring hosts IU, Arizona State, NC State, and the Purdue women.

Louisville’s back half isn’t any less exhausting, with meets lined up against Mizzou, Northwestern, Kentucky, and then a final dual match-up with Indiana.

The ACC Champs are February 20-23 for the women and February 27 – March 2 for the men, both in Greensboro. The NCAA Champs are going to be in Austin for both the men’s and women’s meets, with the women’s running March 20-23 and the men’s 27-30.

2018-19 Swimming & Diving Schedule

Scheduled Games

  • OCT 6 (SAT) NOON
    LOUISVILLE, KY RALPH WRIGHT NATATORIUM
  • OCT 12 (FRI) TBA
    COLUMBUS, OH
  • SMU CLASSIC (WOMEN)

  • OCT 13 (SAT) TBA
    COLUMBUS, OH
  • SMU CLASSIC (WOMEN)

  • OCT 25 (THU) 2:00 P.M.
    KNOXVILLE, TN
  • NOV 2 (FRI) 5:00 P.M.
    LOUISVILLE, KY RALPH WRIGHT NATATORIUM
  • NOV 3 (SAT) 10:00 A.M.
    LOUISVILLE, KY RALPH WRIGHT NATATORIUM
  • ACC/BIG TEN CHALLENGE

    • NOV 9 (FRI) 5:00 P.M.
       ACC/BIG TEN CHALLENGE
      WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.
    • NOV 10 (SAT) 10:00 A.M.
       ACC/BIG TEN CHALLENGE
      WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.
  • INDIANA INVITE

  • USA SWIMMING WINTER NATIONALS

    • NOV 29 (THU) ALL DAY
       USA SWIMMING WINTER NATIONALS
      GREENSBORO, N.C.
    • NOV 30 (FRI) ALL DAY
       USA SWIMMING WINTER NATIONALS
      GREENSBORO, N.C.
    • DEC 1 (SAT) ALL DAY
       USA SWIMMING WINTER NATIONALS
      GREENSBORO, N.C.
  • SHORT COURSE WORLDS

    • DEC 1 (SAT) ALL DAY
       SHORT COURSE WORLDS
      HANGZHOU, CHINA
    • DEC 2 (SUN) ALL DAY
       SHORT COURSE WORLDS
      HANGZHOU, CHINA
    • DEC 3 (MON) ALL DAY
       SHORT COURSE WORLDS
      HANGZHOU, CHINA
    • DEC 4 (TUE) ALL DAY
       SHORT COURSE WORLDS
      HANGZHOU, CHINA
    • DEC 5 (WED) ALL DAY
       SHORT COURSE WORLDS
      HANGZHOU, CHINA
  • JAN 10 (THU) TBA
    COLUMBIA, MO
  • JAN 25 (FRI) 2:00 P.M.
    LOUISVILLE, KY RALPH WRIGHT NATATORIUM
  • JAN 26 (SAT) 1:00 P.M.
    LEXINGTON, KY
  • FEB 1 (FRI) 2:00 P.M.
    BLOOMINGTON, IN
  • LOUISVILLE INVITATIONAL

  • ACC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS

    • FEB 20 (WED) ALL DAY
       ACC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS
      GREENSBORO, N.C.
    • FEB 21 (THU) ALL DAY
       ACC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS
      GREENSBORO, N.C.
    • FEB 22 (FRI) ALL DAY
       ACC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS
      GREENSBORO, N.C.
    • FEB 23 (SAT) ALL DAY
       ACC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS
      GREENSBORO, N.C.
  • ACC MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS

    • FEB 27 (WED) ALL DAY
       ACC MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS
      GREENSBORO, N.C.
    • FEB 28 (THU) ALL DAY
       ACC MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS
      GREENSBORO, N.C.
    • MAR 1 (FRI) ALL DAY
       ACC MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS
      GREENSBORO, N.C.
    • MAR 2 (SAT) ALL DAY
       ACC MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS
      GREENSBORO, N.C.
  • NCAA DIVING ZONES

    • MAR 14 (THU) ALL DAY
       NCAA DIVING ZONES
      WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.
    • MAR 15 (FRI) ALL DAY
       NCAA DIVING ZONES
      WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.
    • MAR 16 (SAT) ALL DAY
       NCAA DIVING ZONES
      WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.
  • WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

    • MAR 20 (WED) ALL DAY
       WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
      AUSTIN, TEXAS
    • MAR 21 (THU) ALL DAY
       WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
      AUSTIN, TEXAS
    • MAR 22 (FRI) ALL DAY
       WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
      AUSTIN, TEXAS
    • MAR 23 (SAT) ALL DAY
       WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
      AUSTIN, TEXAS
  • MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

    • MAR 27 (WED) ALL DAY
       MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
      AUSTIN, TEXAS
    • MAR 28 (THU) ALL DAY
       MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
      AUSTIN, TEXAS
    • MAR 29 (FRI) ALL DAY
       MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
      AUSTIN, TEXAS
    • MAR 30 (SAT) ALL DAY
       MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
      AUSTIN, TEXAS

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Hswimmer
5 years ago

Big schedule for them

About Karl Ortegon

Karl Ortegon

Karl Ortegon studied sociology at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, graduating in May of 2018. He began swimming on a club team in first grade and swam four years for Wesleyan.

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