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 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 moreLouisville Swimming and Diving Leads Florida State After Day One of Dual09 January 2015Photo Courtesy: Matthew DeMaria/Tennessee Athletics LOUISVILLE - The Louisville swimming and diving teams have jumped out to the lead over ACC rival Florida State after the first day of racing in the teams' two-day dual meet. The Cardinal men hold a 110.5-56.5 lead, while the women's team is up 109-...
Read moreCSCAA President Arthur Albiero Testifies Before Congress on Importance of Protecting Collegiate Swimming & Diving12 March 2025College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) President Arthur Albiero testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee today in a hearing titled “Antitrust Law and the NCAA: Examining the Current Climate.” Albiero, the head coach of the University of Louisville’s swimming a....
Read more8Mallory Comerford's Rise and Her Breakthrough Moment17 March 2017By David Rieder. It was billed as a showdown between Olympic gold medalists and Stanford teammates Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel, but after 150 yards, there was just one problem: Mallory Comerford would not go away. The Louisville sophomore had arrived at the women’s NCAA championships in Indianap...
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 ...
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 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 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 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 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 more April SW Magazine Q&A with Coach Arthur Albiero. How They Train Joao De Lucca06 April 2014PHOENIX, Arizona, April 6. The April issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download to Total Access Subscribers! On pages 41-43 of Swimming World Magazine, Q&A with Coach Arthur Albiero. For years, the University of Louisville has been regarded as a basketball school. After 11 years ...
Read moreLouisville Brings Back Kevin Arakaki as Assistant Coach14 August 2024Louisville Brings Back Kevin Arakaki as Assistant Coach Louisville has hired Kevin Arakaki as an assistant coach to Arthur Albiero, bringing back a former volunteer assistant. Arakaki most recently spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Pittsburgh. He was volunteer assistant for the Cardinals ...
Read more2One Year After Breakout ACCs, Mallory Comerford Still on the Upswing06 February 2017By David Rieder. Preparing for her debut swim at the biggest meet of her life (to that point, anyway), Mallory Comerford stepped up onto the blocks in a key spot. In the first event of the 2016 ACC championships, Kelsi Worrell had given Comerford a lead of two tenths of a second for the anchor leg o...
Read moreYMCA National Finalist Sophie Cattermole Gives Louisville Verbal Commitment24 September 2014Photo Courtesy: Sophie Cattermole SARASOTA, Florida, September 24. THE Louisville Cardinals women's team got a versatile star on their roster for next fall, with a verbal commitment from YMCA national medalist Sophie Cattermole. While representing the Sarasota YMCA Sharks, Cattermole earned two silv...
Read moreFormer Michigan Diving Coach KZ Li Lands at Louisville28 May 2014LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, May 28. KONGZHENG "KZ" Li, former diving coach at the University of Michigan, has been named as the head diving coach at the University of Louisville, according to Cardinal head coach Arthur Albiero. Li just concluded his fourth season as the head diving coach for the 12-time N...
Read more April SW Magazine How To Execute The Back-To-Breast Turn Legally04 April 2014PHOENIX, Arizona, April 4. The April issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download to Total Access Subscribers! On pages 8 & 9 of Swimming World Magazine, How To Execute The Back-To-Breast Turn Legally The “Rollover” Transition turn from backstroke to breaststroke in the Individual ...
Read moreDespite SwimMAC's 7 First-Place Finishes On Night 2 of Greensboro Speedo Sectionals, Nicolas Albiero Stands Out10 March 2017Finals for Speedo Sectionals in Greensboro, North Carolina resumed tonight at 6pm. SwimMAC Carolina's winning streak of the evening was interrupted by Cardinal Aquatic Club's Nicolas Albiero in the men's 100-yard butterfly. Coming off of an outstanding Kentucky High School State Championships, Albie...
Read more3Mallory Comerford's Elations and Frustrations Lead to Final NCAA Championships17 March 2019Mallory Comerford vividly remembers the moment she realized she had reached a truly elite level in swimming. Her good friend and Louisville teammate Kelsi Dahlia was one lane over. In the same pool where she had shocked the country by tying with Katie Ledecky for the 200 free NCAA title three months...
Read moreMorning Swim Show: Louisville Continuing To Thrive Under Coach Arthur Albiero03 June 2014PHOENIX, Arizona, June 3. LOUISVILLE swimming head coach Arthur Albiero joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show. Note: YouTube measures views only for episodes watched on YouTube.com Subscribe to Swimming World's YouTube channel, SwimmingWorldSPI! Albiero and his Cardinals had a great 2013-20...