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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.....

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...

Coach 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...

NCAA champion Mallory Comerford of Louisville and All-American Coleman Stewart of NC State headline the Atlantic Coast Conference’s yearly award winners for the 2018-19 Swimming and Diving season. The honors, announced Friday afternoon, were determined by a vote of the league’s head coaches. Comerfo...

By 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 ...

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 1. The April issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download to Total Access Subscribers! On the April Cover of Swimming World Magazine, appears Cesar Cielo. Keeping His Eyes on the Prize by Shoshanna Rutemiller. Despite double knee surgery in October 2012, Bra...

By 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...

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...

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...

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...

For 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...

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...

CSCAA Committee to Speak on Capitol Hill About Future of College Swimming With the rise of the Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rule in the NCAA and the consolidation of the major collegiate conferences, college swimming could be at a crossroads. With the NIL endorsements and money paid to athletes by...

By 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...

Louisville took on the Cincinnati Bearcats at home and came away with a strong victory with the men winning 226-74 and the women winning 212-87. Louisville's Kelsi Worrell stepped away from her usual events to set a new school record in the 100 back with a time of 52.69. Louisville Press Release: Se...

Louisville head coach Arthur Albiero held a virtual press conference on Thursday to discuss how his swimmers have returned to the pool in Phase I of re-opening after the COVID-19 shutdown. Thus far, only the undergrad swimmers at the University of Louisville have been allowed to return to practice, ...

Paige 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 ...

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...

Gabi Albiero Has 'Even More of a Hunger' to Reach Potential in Fifth Year at Louisville Gabi Albiero has some unfinished business at Louisville. With studying for a masters and getting one more shot to swim, it was easy for the All-American to decide to take a fifth year with the Cardinals. "The dec...

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 ...