Lars Jorgensen

2023 M. NCAA Previews: A Wide Open Field Led By a Surprise Freshman In the Men’s Mile

Kentucky’s Levi Sandidge is the top seed in the men’s mile at the NCAA Championships by more than 3 seconds, but can he escape the freshman curse in this event?

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Freshman Levi Sandidge Becomes Kentucky’s First-Ever SEC Champ In The Men’s 1650 Free

Sandidge is the first man to top the podium in this event at SECs and is just the 7th man to win any individual event in the school’s history.

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2022 WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Day 2 Photo Vault

Day two prelims saw some exciting races, highlighted by Kate Douglass’ American Record 50 free, here are the top shots from the first morning of competition. 

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Versatile Kevin Glennon (2022) Gives Verbal Commitment to Kentucky

Kevin Glennon, who’s qualified for Winter Juniors, the US Open, or Futures in 7 events, looks to add a wealth of depth to the Wildcats roster.

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Kentucky Hires Four-Time NCAA Qualifier Bridgette Alexander as Assistant Coach

Class of 2018 Kentucky grad Alexander was an assistant coach at Buffalo last season whose women’s program won their first-ever MAC Championship title in 2021.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Lars Jorgensen, Kentucky

Kentucky graduated its top two scorers from last year’s SEC Championships, but even that couldn’t stop the fast-rising team from winning its first title.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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