Riley Gaines

Lawyer for Lars Jorgensen Blames Rape Allegations on ‘NCAA Woke Philosophy’

University officials also addressed the allegations against Jorgensen on Wednesday, saying they have notified law enforcement and will cooperate fully.

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Current, Former College Swimmers File Title IX Lawsuit Over NCAA’s Transgender Policy

The lawsuit includes a “Prayer for Relief” asking to “reassign” past awards and prevent trans women from using women’s locker rooms, showers, or restrooms.

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Data Deep Dive: Which Swimmers Are Trending On Wikipedia?

In this article, we take a look at which swimmers get the most views on Wikipedia, and also when swimmers tend to generate the most views.

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Former Kentucky All-American Izzy Gati Posts Message of Support for Coach Lars Jorgensen

In the comments, former Kentucky swimmers including Riley Gaines and Kaitlynn Wheeler praised Gati for defending their head coach amid the recent turbulence.

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2023 W. NCAA Previews: Ruck Seeks Title Defense Against Bunched Up Field In 200 Free

Taylor Ruck will defend her title in the 200 free this week after claiming last year’s victory in a time of 1:41.12.

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2023 SEC Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Alabama’s Rhyan White will begin her pursuit of a four-peat in the women’s 100 back on Day 4 of the SEC Championships.

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Kentucky Adds Butterflier and IMer Billie Sherratt to Massive 2024 Commitment Class

Speedo Winter Junior Nationals qualifier Billie Sherratt joins a 2028 class of at least eight other swimmers for the University of Kentucky.

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Junior Nationals Finalist Hayden Penny Adds Commitment to Large Kentucky Class of 2028

Junior Nationals finalist Hayden Penny has announced her verbal commitment to the University of Kentucky for the fall of 2024. 

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Queer Representation In Swimming (And Football) Is Off To A Strong Start In 2023

Olympic swimmer Søren Dahl went Instagram official with NFL teammate Carl Nassib, while Iszac Henig penned an op-ed for the New York Times.

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NCAA Establishes New Policy For Championship Ties Amid 2022 Controversy

The NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Committee has created a rule about who gets a trophy immediately, and who has to wait for the mail, in the event of a tie.

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College Swimming Previews: #12 Kentucky Women Strong in the Stroke 200s + 400 IM

The team’s highest scorer at NCAAs Lauren Poole returns for her senior season and have a class of incoming freshmen coming in to fill gaps.

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Two 2022 NCAA Qualifiers Returning to Kentucky for 5th Year; Gati and Knight

Gati and Knight have qualified for NCAAs in each of their three (four) years at Kentucky. They combined for 124 points at 2022 SECs.

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Brooke Forde, Lia Thomas Amongst Those Nominated For NCAA Woman Of The Year

In total, 46 athletes nominated were swimmers or divers, and two of the biggest names nominated include Olympian Brooke Forde and NCAA Champion Lia Thomas.

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NCAA Champions Kibler, Dobler Headline CoSIDA Academic All-District Teams

USC sophomore Kaitlyn Dobler was among 41 Division I swimmers and divers named to their respective CoSIDA Academic At-Large All-District teams.

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Revisiting NCAA Recruit Rankings: Women’s High School Class of 2018

Despite only swimming in two NCAA meets, Taylor Ruck scored the most points out of our top-20 recruits from the high school class of 2018.

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