Lars Jorgensen

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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Niels Jorgensen, Coach of Olympian Sons Lars and Dan, Dies at 80

Niels Jorgensen, coach of 3 members of the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team, has died. He was 80 years old. Jorgensen…

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Kentucky Swimming Takes Home 5 Awards At The 2017 Catspys

Kentucky’s Elite 90 Award winner Danielle Galyer won the school’s Female Scholar Athlete of the Year award.

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Glen Brown Commits to the University of Kentucky

Glen Brown from Fisher, Indiana, commits to University of Kentucky Wildcats.

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Kentucky Women Get Verbals From Game-Changers Winstead, Galyer For Class of 2016

Madison Winstead (left) and Ali Galyer (right) have both verbally committed to Kentucky as part of the class of 2016.

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Breaststroker Allie Petersen Commits To Kentucky Wildcats

Breaststroker Allie Petersen has verbally committed to swim for the University of Kentucky Wildcats, starting next fall.

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