Read moreCoach Arthur Albiero Has Louisville Women Feeling Confident as Postseason Nears01 February 2026Coach Arthur Albiero Has Louisville Women Feeling Confident as Postseason Nears A raucous atmosphere. A three-hour flight. And on top of it all, a forecast for significant snowfall. The odds were stacked against the Louisville Cardinals heading into their recent matchup with top-ranked Texas and 12t...
Read more1Ross Report: How Louisville Swimming and Diving Became a Consistent Top Ten NCAA Team05 July 2019Swimming World presents the video series, the Ross Report. It is a series where our head video producer Andy Ross will travel around the country to tell the stories of the athletes you don’t know much about. This week's episode focuses on the University of Louisville Swimming and Diving program. T.....
Read moreSwimming World November 2021 Presents - Guttertalk: How Will Fifth-Year Swimmers Impact This College Season? - Sponsored By Colorado Time Systems10 November 2021The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here Guttertalk: How Will Fifth-Year Swimmers Impact This College Season? By David Rieder Sponsored By ARTHUR ALBIERO Head Coach, University of Lo...
Read more1Where Did The Step-Over Relay Starts Originate?14 February 2020The step-over relay starts have become a staple in many swim team's practice routines. But who was it that started the movement? As college championship season is starting to get underway this February with conference and then eventually the NCAAs in March, relays will play a huge role in the team s...
Read more7Ten U.S. Olympians on Roster for USA College Challenge31 October 2016USA Swimming and the Big Ten Conference announced Monday the rosters for the upcoming USA College Challenge, scheduled for Nov. 12-13 in Indianapolis. Six members of this summer's U.S. Olympic team will compete for the National Team squad, while a further four will represent the Big Ten in the short...
Read more1Vlad Polyakov Joining Staff of Ryan Wochomurka at Auburn10 May 2021Vlad Polyakov Joining Staff of Ryan Wochomurka at Auburn New Auburn head coach Ryan Wochomurka, who took the reins at his alma mater after guiding the Houston women to prominence, has added University of Louisville assistant coach Vlad Polyakov to the coaching staff as Associate Head Coach. Polyakov...
Read moreZach Harting Becoming More than Swimming's Batman25 November 2018By David Rieder. In full view of thousands, Zach Harting stepped onto a pool deck and became swimming’s Batman. Preparing for his first Olympic Trials final in the 200 fly, Harting decided to forgo his typical Louisville warmup gear in favor of a Batman towel with a hood, a Batman onesie and a pair ...
Read more5Katrina Konopka's Sprint to World Record Status20 February 2017By David Rieder. Katrina Konopka never expected to wind up at the University of Arizona. Having grown up in Wisconsin and then moved to South Carolina in middle school, she figured she’d stay within the eastern half of the country for college—even when she got that first email from the Wildcats. “I ...
Read more7USA Swimming Names Dave Durden, Greg Meehan as Head Coaches For World Championships01 May 2019In its last summer of international competition before the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, USA Swimming has announced its coaching staffs for the 2019 FINA World Championships, World University Games and Pan American Games. National Team Managing Director Lindsay Mintenko appointed 22 of the country’s top...
Read moreSMU Swimming to Host LSU, Louisville, Miami, N.C. State, USC for SMU Classic15 October 2014Photo Courtesy: Azaria Basile DALLAS, Texas, October 15. SMU Swimming is back in action on Friday and Saturday when it hosts the 21st annual SMU Classic at the Westside Natatorium in Lewisville. Participating teams include LSU, Louisville, Miami, NC State and USC. SMU Mustangs 2014 NCAA Finish: 20th...
Read moreAlbiero Father-Son Bond Growing Through Good Times and Tough Times19 March 2020After the cancellation of the NCAA swimming championships because of the coronavirus pandemic, college teams are leaning on each other like families. At Louisville, that is especially the case as coach Arthur Albiero and swimmer Nicolas Albiero bring a unique father-son relationship to the team. “It...
Read moreLouisville Swimming Wins 23 of 32 Events Against Kentucky25 January 2015Photo Courtesy: Louisville Athletics LEXINGTON - The Louisville swimming and diving teams won 23 of the 32 events contested Saturday afternoon to spoil Kentucky's senior day with a 211-89 win on the men's side and a slim 155-145 victory in the women's meet. Louisville Press Release The No. 4-ranked ...
Read morePaige Kuwata, Tristen Ulett, Ilia Sibirtsev, Denis Petrashov Lead Louisville in Sweep of Xavier30 September 2022Paige Kuwata, Tristen Ulett, Ilia Sibirtsev, Denis Petrashov Lead Louisville in Sweep of Xavier The Louisville Cardinals got their 2022-23 swim season underway Friday with a dual meet against Xavier, and both of Arthur Albiero's squads cruised to easy victories. The Louisville men won 169-89, while ...
Read moreUSA Swimming Signs Multi-Year Agreement With Streamline Brands04 December 2018COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Swimming, the national governing body (NGB) for the sport of swimming in the U.S., and Streamline Brands, a leading franchisor of swim school concepts, today announced a multi-year partnership focused on creating more swimming programs across the country and transitioni...
Read moreEven After Unprecedented Success, Mallory Comerford Still Humble and Hungry27 June 2017By David Rieder. It was the most stunning, surreal moment of the NCAA season: Mallory Comerford, the inexperienced 19-year-old from the University of Louisville, was running down the great Katie Ledecky in one of her signature events. The two ended up finishing in a dead heat that night, tying for t...
Read moreOff Deck, Dec. 14, 2016: Discussing Short Course Worlds with Arthur Albiero14 December 2016The United States women won 20 medals, eight of them gold, at last week's Short Course World Championships in Windsor, Canada, while under the leadership of head coach Arthur Albiero. For Albiero, this was his second assignment as the head coach of a U.S. team after previously leading the combined s...
Read moreHow Arthur Albiero Led Louisville to Its First ACC Men's Swimming & Diving Title23 March 2021For Louisville head coach Arthur Albiero, the 2020-21 season was all about "getting to the next day." In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, the next day was never guaranteed, as one positive COVID test could shut down the whole program in an instant, to the point where the biggest celebration of t...
Read more1Louisville Cardinals Reflect on First Relay Win: 'We Made History' With 'Special Connection'26 March 2021There have been several first-time or drought-breaking NCAA titles won in just a two-day span, but the last one was the most unexpected. While Cal and Texas are battling it out for the team title and were poised to battle for the 200 medley relay title, it was the Louisville Cardinals who stunned th...
Read moreCSCAA Makes Wave of Impact on Capitol Hill Advocating for College Swimming: 'The March Will Go Forward'20 September 2024CSCAA Makes Wave of Impact on Capitol Hill Advocating for College Swimming: 'The March Will Go Forward' The mission was simple: Get the word out to the most influential people in the country. The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) spoke to many U.S. senators and represe...
Read more3USA Swimming Releases Loaded Junior Pan Pacific Championships Roster13 August 2014COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, August 13. TEAM USA is going to be a scary squad to deal with at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships being held later this month in Maui, August 27-31. USA Swimming just released the full roster. Not only is the Red, White and Blue roster filled with top-flight talent ...