Lars Jorgensen

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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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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A3 Performance Signs Olympic Trial Finalist Bridgette Alexander

A3 Performance is thrilled to announce that Olympic Trial Finalist and US National Team Member Bridgette Alexander will join their team as an A3 Athlete through 2020.

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Top Candidates For Florida Head Coaching Job(s)

We pass along the whispers we’ve heard about the future of the Gator swim and dive programs – both frontrunners in the coaching hire and some big rumblings we’ve heard about a major structural change to the program.

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Kentucky Swimming & Diving Named Michael Camper as Assistant Coach

Michael Camper has been added as an assistant coach for the Kentucky swimming and diving program, head coach Lars Jorgensen announced Thursday afternoon.

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