NU Coach Pablo Morales (Olympic Gold Medalst), Leads NU swimmers to records and personal bests

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Jorgenson Sets School Record at NCAA Championships

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JORGENSON SETS SCHOOL RECORD AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS​

"Gena Jorgenson broke her own school record in the 500 freestyle at the NCAA Championships on Thursday in Athens, Ga. She finished with a time of 4:41.03 to best her previous time of 4:41.19.

The sophomore from Aberdeen, S.D. also notched her career-best finish at NCAAs. After being seeded 37th, she climbed to a 27th-place finish. At last year’s NCAA Championships, Jorgenson finished 56th in the 500 freestyle (4:46.43)."

 

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Huskers Reach New Heights at Olympic Trials

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Gena Jorgenson and JoJo Randby wrapped up competition at the U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials Friday at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.

Jorgenson, a rising junior from Aberdeen, S.D. posted three career-best times in the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle. She was seeded 46th going into the 400m freestyle prelims but finished 31st with a time of 4:14.45.

Jorgenson broke the school record by nearly eight seconds in the 800m freestyle. She clocked a time of 8:36.72 to finish 11th. Jorgenson was seeded 43rd going into the event.

In the 1500m freestyle competition, Jorgenson shattered her own school record set at last year’s TYR Pro Championships in Irvine, Calif. with a career-best 16:30.67. She was seeded 24th going into the race but finished 12th, just four spots off from qualifying for the final.

Randby competed in the 100m breaststroke and placed third in her heat and 39th overall with a time of 1:10.38.

Former Husker, Abigail Knapton competed at the U.S. Olympic Team Diving Trials at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tenn. She and Katerina Hoffman posted a fourth-place finish in the Synchronized Women’s Platform competition with a score of 458.43.

Knapton logged a score of 210.95 on the platform to place 23rd in the Senior Women Platform competition.

 

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Jorgenson Earns Big Ten Weekly Honor

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"Nebraska's Gena Jorgenson captured Big Ten Swimmer-of-the-Week honors when the conference announced its awards on Wednesday, Oct. 30.

Jorgenson, a junior from Aberdeen, S.D., was Nebraska's high point scorer with a trio of individual victories while also swimming a leg in the Big Red's victorious 400 freestyle relay in a 202-94 dual win over Iowa State at the Devaney Natatorium (Oct. 25).

A first-team All-American for the Huskers in the 1,650 free, Jorgenson shined in her first swim at that distance this season by clocking a CSCAA B cut time of 16:48.14 to secure her first victory against the Cyclones. She dominated the race finishing 32 seconds ahead of the next competitor.

The captain went on to win the 500 freestyle by cruising to victory in 4:59.39, before claiming her final individual victory of the meet in the 200 backstroke (2:02.65).

Jorgenson was a member of the 400 freestyle relay that posted a time of 3:27.63 to cap her day with another victory.

The All-American, who is undefeated in individual races this season, earned her second career conference weekly award. She claimed her first honor last season following a strong performance at the Hawkeye Invitational. "

Nebraska Rolls past Iowa State Behind Gena Jorgenson

Nebraska Rolls past Iowa State Behind Gena Jorgenson. The Cornhuskers defeated the Cyclones in a non-conference dual.

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Huskers Fly By Jayhawks

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"Nebraska's victory marked the first win for the Huskers over the Jayhawks in Lawrence since a 176-120 victory on Jan. 29, 1999."

"Jorgenson, a first-team All-American for the Huskers a year ago, remained undefeated in her individual races this season by dominating the 200 (1:48.31) and 500 freestyles (4:48.29) and the 200 backstroke (1:57.67) with season-best times. The junior captain from Aberdeen, S.D., added a leg in Nebraska's winning 400 freestyle relay to put the finishing touches on the Husker team victory over the Jayhawks. The reigning Big Ten swimmer of the week put up a time of 50.60 in her 100 leg of the relay, as the Huskers posted a CSCAA A qualifying time of 3:22.25.

Hall, a senior captain from Whitby, England, swept the breaststroke races for the Big Red, including a winning time of 1:01.73 in the 100. She added a 2:14.21 in the 200 breaststroke and capped her meet with a victory in the 200 individual medley (2:04.16) to put up 27 big points for the Huskers. All three of Hall's times were season bests.

Gilford, a junior from England, swam to a season-best 23.18 in the 50 free before adding a season-best 50.57 in the 100 free to complete a sweep of the sprint freestyles for the Big Red. She also swam the opening leg (50.67) of Nebraska's winning 400 freestyle relay."

Freshman Riley Miklos captured the 1,000 free title (10:10.01), while Caterina Bisiacchi added a runner-up finish (10:15.49). Both times were season bests by more than 10 seconds for the Huskers.
Jenna Brown (2:02.41) and Bisiacchi (2:03.07) both recorded season-best times to extend Nebraska's margin with a sweep in the 200 butterfly, before Gilford's win along with a third-place performance by Beatrix Tanko (23.62) in the 50 free."

Jorgenson led Nebraska's dominant performance in the 500 free with her victory in a season-best time, followed by a Bisiacchi's third runner-up finish of the meet (4:57.16), while Miklos added a fourth-place showing (4:59.82).

Tanko kept the wins coming for the Huskers with her title in the 100 butterfly with a season-best 54.23, before Hall added her third win of the meet with a title in the 200 individual medley."

 

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Hall Breaks School Record at Hawkeye Invite

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"Maia Hall raced to a school-record and an event title in the 100 breaststroke to highlight another strong day of performances and keep the Nebraska swimming and diving team in first place at the Hawkeye Invitational on Friday."
"Hall, a senior from Whitby England, became the first Husker to break the one-minute barrier in the 100 breast, posting a career-best and NCAA B cut time of 59.97 to defeat runner-up Moa Bergdahl from San Diego State (1:00.24) in the A final.

Husker senior JoJo Randby added a third-place finish with a solid 1:00.54 of her own in the 100 breaststroke, while fellow senior Sydney McCracken won the B final in the event by shattering her previous career best by more than seven tenths of second with a 1:01.72. "

 

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Huskers Dominate at Hawkeye Invitational

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Jorgenson, a returning All-American from Aberdeen S.D., clocked a season-best NCAA B cut time (16:07.95) to capture the individual title in the 1,650 freestyle.

Hall swept the Hawkeye Invitational breaststroke titles by racing to a win in the 200 breast on Saturday. The senior from Whitby, England, secured another NCAA B cut and an individual title by clocking 2:11.58. "

 

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Huskers Shatter School Relay Records at Big Ten Championships

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"Nebraska women's swimming and diving kicked off the Big Ten Championship in Columbus, Ohio with two school records broken in the relays.

Virginia Consiglio, JoJo Randby, Anna Vlachou and Maisie Gilford notched the fastest time in school history for the 200 medley relay (1:38.50), besting the previous record set in 2013, 1:39.13.

The 800 freestyle relay, Beatrix Tanko, Gena Jorgenson, Maisie Gilford and Giulia Marchi, posted a top-10 finish and school record time of 7:07.35."

 

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All-American Jorgenson Smashes School Record in 1,650

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All-American Jorgenson Smashes School Record in 1,650​

"Gena Jorgenson raced to a sixth-place individual finish in the 1,650 freestyle to capture first-team All-America honors for the second straight season to lead the Nebraska swimming and diving team to a 34th-place with 13 points at the 2025 NCAA Championships in Federal Way, Wash.

Jorgenson, a junior from Aberdeen, S.D., who earned an eighth-place finish at the 1,650 free at last year's NCAA Championships in a then-school-record time of 15:55.71 smashed her own school record by racing to the top time in Saturday's opening heat with a 15:49.99 at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center.

Jorgenson's sixth-place finish marked the best showing by a Husker swimmer at the NCAA Championships since Elvira Fischer finished fifth in the 200 breaststroke in 2001. Jorgenson also became Nebraska's first two-time first-team individual swim All-American since Fischer in 2001."

 

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Tanko Takes Silver in 50 Free at Hungarian Nationals

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"Beatrix Tanko enjoyed a strong second day at the Hungarian National Swimming Championships by racing to a lifetime best time on her way to a silver medal in the 50-meter freestyle on Thursday, April 10."

 

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Jorgenson Sets School Record at USA Championships

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Jorgenson Sets School Record at USA Championships​

"Gena Jorgenson smashed her own Nebraska school record with a time of 8:33.79 on her way to a sixth-place finish at the 2025 Toyota USA National Championships in Indianapolis on Tuesday night.

Jorgenson, a two-time All-American for the Huskers in the 1,650-yard freestyle at the past two NCAA Championships, continued to slash time in her distance freestyle events. The senior-to-be from Aberdeen, S.D., swam head-to-head with world record-holder Katie Ledecky in the fastest heat of the 800 free at the U.S. Championships. Ledecky cruised to a victory in the event with a time of 8:05.76, which was more than a second off her world record time (8:04.12) set a month ago.

Claire Weinstein (8:19.67) and Jillian Cox (8:19.88) rounded out the top three finishers in the World Championship-qualifying event, while Kate Hurst (8:30.87) and Mila Nikanorov (8:32.64) rounded out the top five swimmers ahead of Jorgenson.

Jorgenson will compete in the 200 backstroke (June 4), 400 freestyle (June 6) and the 1,500 freestyle (June 7) as the Toyota USA National Championships continue this week."

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Huskers Sign Seven-Time NJCAA Champ Aurora Zanin

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Jorgensen Smashes Another School Record at USA Nationals

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"Gena Jorgenson shattered her third school record in as many races, when she fought to a seventh-place finish in the 400-meter freestyle at the 2025 Toyota USA Championships in Indianapolis on Friday.

Jorgenson, a two-time first-team All-American at Nebraska in the 1,650-yard free, cruised to a life-time best 4:11.96 in Friday's 400-meter free, while American record-holder Katie Ledecky won the title in a time of 3:58.56. It was the second time in the championships that Jorgenson competed against Ledecky in the finals, including their opening event in the 800-meter freestyle.

Jorgenson, a Husker senior-to-be from Aberdeen, S.D., advanced to the 400-meter free championship with a then-school-record 4:12.13 to finish ninth in the preliminary heats. She claimed a top-eight spot in the finals after a scratch from Erin Gemmell, who posted the third-fastest time in the prelims.

Jorgenson's school record in the 400-meter free marked her third school record and life-time best in as many days at nationals, joining her 2:12.79 in prelims of the 200-meter backstroke on Wednesday, after working her way to a school-record 8:33.79 on her way to a sixth-place finish in the 800-meter free on Tuesday.

She closes her stay at the Toyota USA National Championships by competing in her strongest event, the 1,500-meter freestyle on Saturday."

Jorgenson at Toyota National Championships
6th – 800M Free – 8:33.79 (school record)
7th – 400M Free – 4:11.96 (school record)
21st – 200M Back – 2:12.79 (school record)

 

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When you compete against competition, like Katy Ledecky, it drives you to the best performance that you can give. Like Jorgensen did.

I remember when I was going thru OTS, I had a roommate that was an ex-marine. He used to run with bricks in his hands in boots to build up his strength. We were doing our last 1.5 mile graded run so I determined I would do my best to try to keep up with him. He usually ran the 1.5 miles in 8 minutes or less. That morning, I couldn't keep up with him, but I did run my best 1.5 mile but was never been able to match that time ever again. I ran a 9.34 min. 1.5 mile while he ran an 8.23 min 1.5 mile.

 

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CONGRATULATIONS to Gena Jorgenson and her school records!!
Well done coach Morales!

Jorgenson Takes Fifth in 1,500 at USA Nationals

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Jorgenson's time represented her fourth school-record and lifetime best time in her four events at the USA Championships. It was also her third top-eight finish at nationals, with Ledecky winning all three of the events.

Jorgenson at Toyota National Championships
5th - 1,500M Free - 16:19.28 (school record)
6th – 800M Free – 8:33.79 (school record)
7th – 400M Free – 4:11.96 (school record)
21st – 200M Back – 2:12.79 (school record)]

 

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Tanko Crushes Lifetime Best in 100M Free

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"Tanko, a junior-to-be for the Huskers from Budapest, Hungary, sprinted to a lifetime best of 56.05 to win her opening heat on Friday morning in Germany, slashing nearly a second off her previous lifetime best (56.94) in the event. She provided an impressive encore in the semifinals by racing to another lifetime best of 55.50 to finish 11th. She missed a spot in the eight-person finals by just 0.44 seconds. "

Tanko Takes 13th in 50 Fly at World University Games

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"Tanko, a junior-to-be for the Huskers from Budapest, Hungary, raced to a life-time best of 26.80 in Thursday's semifinals, after posting a then-lifetime best of 26.83 in the morning preliminaries. Her semifinal time was 0.24 seconds faster than her gold-medal-winning time (27.04) at the Hungarian National Championships in mid-April."