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The 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...

Swimming 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.....

Vlad 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...

USA 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...

By 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 ...

The 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...

By David Rieder. Ask Eddie Reese and Jack Bauerle about their experiences as assistant coaches for the U.S. team at this summer’s FINA World Championships, and both will admit: they had no intentions of making the trip. “Didn’t really want to do it,” Reese said. Well then, why did he agree to go? “T...

Through the first two full weeks of ACC swimming and diving action, only one team has yet to compete in a meet: the defending conference champion NC State Wolfpack. That changes Friday evening, when NC State hosts conference (and geographic) rival Duke along with Penn State in a home meet in Raleigh...

Competing without coach Arthur Albiero due to COVID-19 contract tracing protocols, the Louisville men’s swimming team defeated Missouri, 199-101, Friday. The women’s teams competed in an unscored meet at the Ralph Wright Natatorium. "It was definitely a different experience to watch the meet from my...

Louisville 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 ...

The first full week of swimming action around the ACC saw Notre Dame taking care of business in a relay meet Friday and then a dual meet Saturday, and Louisville, Michigan, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, Pitt and Boston College were also in the water. Georgia at North Carolina The Tar Heels , winning ...

By 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...

LOUISVILLE, 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...

In 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...

After an incredible year of success including five gold medals at the 2017 World Championships and an individual NCAA title in the 200 freestyle, Louisville's Mallory Comerford picked up another accolade on Sept. 25 at the City of Louisville's Women In Sports Honors. Produced by the Louisville Women...

There 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...

Mallory 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...

Louisville Cancels Home Meet Against Notre Dame and Miami Due to COVID-19 Cases The Louisville Cardinals were scheduled to host Notre Dame and the Miami women's team Friday afternoon, but the meet is off due to issues with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The team announced that the meet was cancel...

CSCAA 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...

College 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....