Kara Kopcso

Freshman Castillo drops 53.7, 1:55.6 breaststrokes as A&M men, women top LSU

It was a breakout meet for a couple of the Aggie men, including freshman Mauro Castillo, who swept the breaststrokes, including a 53.78 in the 100, a lifetime-best by three seconds.

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Tennessee men sweep LSU, Volunteer women also top Tigers in Baton Rouge

The Tennessee Volunteers cruised to road SEC victories over LSU Saturday, with the Tennessee men coming down with a clean sweep of all 16 events.

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LSU Sweeps Incarnate Word at Home

The LSU Tigers hosted the Incarnate Word Cardinals on Saturday in a battle of Division I, Interstate 10 opponents. The…

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Dressel wins twice, cracks 20 as Gators top LSU at home

Freshman Caeleb Dressel became the 4th NCAA man under 20 this season while Jessica Thielmann (pictured) paced two distance races for the women.

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LSU women knock off Tulane on the road in intercollegiate season opener

Amber Carter (pictured) and Kaitlin Sepp picked up two wins apiece in LSU’s win over Tulane.

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10 Things We Noticed on Day 3 of the 2014 U.S. Nationals – Shields Goes Big for Win Number Two

Tim Binning noticed this reaction by Tom Shields on Friday night. Nobody captures the reaction shots quite like Tim Binning.

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DeBorde, Gendron SEC Athletes of the Week after big Florida-Tennessee shootout

Tennessee’s senior day celebration produced two senior SEC Swimmers of the Week. The Vols’ Lindsay Gendron won for the women while rival Florida got a men’s award for Brad deBorde.

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LSU dominates Houston Quad, Moody breaks Rice school record in 100 breast

LSU topped Rice, Tulane and host Houston in the Quad meet, each team’s last competition before conference championships. Kara Kopcso won three times for LSU, while Rice’s Rachel Moody broke a school record in the 100 breast and narrowly missed the 200 breast record as well.

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Gators Beisel, Wallace Named SEC Swimmers of the Week

Florida Olympian Elizabeth Beisel was honored not for her traditional IM races, rather it was her freestyle that garnered Swimmer of the Week.

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LSU Splits With Texas A&M on Tigers’ Senior Day

The LSU senior class split in their final home dual meet, with the men topping and the women falling to SEC rivals Texas A&M.

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Kalisz Swims Lifetime Best; Margalis Shines in Versatility in UGA Wins Over LSU

The front half of Chase Kalisz’ 400 IM should continue to improve this year, especially after he won the 200 fly on Friday in a lifetime best.

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St. Joseph’s Down 3 Relay Records en Route to LA D1 Girls’ State Championship

The girls of St. Joseph’s Academy dominated the girls’ Division 1 meet, while LSU commit Kara Kopcso cracked two individual State Records. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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LSU Women Land Two Verbals in Kopcso, O’Neil

The LSU Tigers have earned verbals from their first two women of the Tigers, including the top in-state recruit. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Emma Schoettmer Downs Meet Record in 200 Breaststroke on Day 1 From Junior Nats

With all of the other meets going on this summer, the Jr. Nationals are a touch more lightly attended than…

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