Gena Jorgenson sets Nebraska school record at USA swimming championships
LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Athletics) — Gena Jorgenson smashed her own Nebraska school record with a time of 8:33.79 Tuesday night on her way to a sixth-place finish at the USA National Championships in Indianapolis.
Good luck to Gena as she competes for the Huskers on the national stage!
USA National Championships
Indianapolis, IN
️ June 2-7
USA Swimming Network3/6 ♀️ 800 Free | 7:00pm finals
4/6 ♀️ 200 back | 10:00am prelims
6/6 ♀️ 400 free | 10:00am prelims
7/6 ♀️ 1500 free |… pic.twitter.com/2C0PHYtxhq— Nebraska Swimming and Diving (@HuskerSwimNDive) June 3, 2025
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, South Dakota, 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 (Wednesday), 400 freestyle (Friday) and the 1,500 freestyle (Saturday) as the national championships continue.
