Tennessee Vols Hire Lars Jorgensen as Interim Assistant Coach

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, August 2. TENNESSEE head swimming coach John Trembley announced Saturday that former Tennessee swimmer Lars Jorgensen is joining the coaching staff in an interim role.

Jorgensen (pronounced: JOR-gun-sun) will be an interim assistant, stepping in for longtime assistant coach Joe Hendee, who took a leave of absence to battle cancer in June 2010.

"Joe Hendee is and will remain at UT as assistant coach," Trembley said. "But we are very fortunate to be able to hire Lars Jorgensen as assistant coach, as well.

"Lars is respected nationwide as a coach blessed with integrity and humility. He bleeds orange and is coming home to help our team in every way possible."

Before arriving back on The Hill, Jorgensen was at the helm of swimming program at the University of Toledo for six years.

During his stint with the Rockets, Jorgensen earned a 34-17-1 (.676) dual-meet record, coached his team to the 2010 Mid-American Conference championship, earned two MAC Coach of the Year honors (2010, 2007) and coached 16 individual MAC champions.

He lettered at Tennessee in 1993, earning a silver medal in the mile freestyle at the SEC Championships that year. His 1,000 freestyle record of nine minutes 5.38 seconds, set in 1992, is one of the Vols longest-standing school records.

Prior to his time as a Big Orange collegian, Jorgensen represented the U.S. in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, finishing ninth in the 1,500-meter freestyle.

"I'm excited to be back at my alma mater. I want to help this team win a championship this year, that's my goal." Jorgensen said. "It's a tough situation with Joe, and he will always be in my thoughts.

"This is a dream come true. It was tough to leave Toledo—I really enjoyed working there and had a very special group there. But I couldn't be more excited to be back on Rocky Top."

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