No. 12/8 Cards Open Season at Inaugural College Swimming League

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 12/8-ranked University of Louisville males’s and girls’s swimming groups open their season on the inaugural College Swimming League on Thursday, Sept. 24 at FMC Natatorium in Westmont, Ill. The meet is scheduled to start out at 6:30 p.m. ET and will probably be streamed on ESPN+.

The Cards are one in every of 12 groups that will probably be competing within the first season of the CSL. Other taking part establishments embrace No. 10/1 Virginia, No. 2/5 Indiana, No. 8/2 Stanford, No. 5/4 Tennessee, No. 4/7 California, No. 8/6 Michigan, No. 7/9 NC State, No. 13/11 Ohio State, No. 15/12 Georgia, No. 18/15 Alabama, and No. 17/19 Auburn.

The CSL is a brand-new, dynamic league poised to revolutionize school swimming with high-octane fan-focused competitors. CSL occasions are designed to ship a high-quality aggressive expertise for student-athletes whereas enhancing presentation, pacing, and accessibility for followers and broadcast.

It will function a six-match common season and a two-match postseason in a four-team match format, with every taking part establishment competing in two common season matches. More details about the CSL competitors guidelines and format might be discovered at collegeswimmingleague.com/rules.

TEAM NOTES

• The males’s crew completed the 2025-26 season ranked No. 12 within the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America Poll. Louisville capped final season with a 12^th place end on the NCAA Championships.
• Nikita Sheremet appears to be like to construct off his stellar freshman season after incomes particular person All-American honors within the 50-yard free (first crew) and 100-yard free (second crew) final 12 months. The sophomore additionally secured All-American honors within the 200-yard free relay (first crew), 200-yard medley relay (second crew), 400-yard free relay (second crew) and 400-yard medley relay (second crew). Sheremet just lately turned a European Champion within the 50-meter free with a time of 21.13, which presently ranks No. 3 on the earth and No. 7 all-time.
• The ladies’s squad closed final season ranked No. 8 within the CSCAA Poll. The Cards closed final season with an eighth-place end on the NCAA Championships.
• Anastasia Gorbenko returns to UofL claiming First Team All-American honors within the 100-yard breast, 200-yard breast and 200-yard IM final season. She additionally added First Team All-American honors within the 200-yard medley relay, 400-yard medley relay and 400-yard free relay, whereas notching Second Team honors within the 800-yard free relay.
• The Cardinal males enter the season ranked No. 12 within the CSCAA Preseason Poll, whereas the Louisville ladies are ranked No. 8 to start out the 12 months.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
The ladies will begin every occasion adopted by the boys
200 Backstroke
200 Breaststroke
500 Freestyle
4×50 Freestyle Relay
200 Butterfly
100 IM
100 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
Skins
200 IM
100 Breaststroke
50 Freestyle
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
Super Skins
 

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