Swimming & Diving
Nick Zorn
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- nickz@GoCards.com
Nick Zorn, who spent three years as an assistant coach for the Florida State swimming and diving teams, joined the University of Louisville coaching staff in June of 2021.
In 2022-23, the Louisville women’s swimming and diving team earned a trophy by finishing fourth at the NCAA Championships with eight Cardinals earning First Team All-American honors. The Cardinals finished the regular season ranked No. 8 in the CSCAA poll and placed third at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships in Greensboro, N.C. Gabi Albiero, a three-time ACC Swimmer of the Week, was named to the USA Swimming National Team and represented the USA in the Duel in the Pool, a head-to-head competition with Australia. Else Praasterink became the first UofL women’s diver to earn All-American honors, finalling in both 3M and Platform. Krista Wheeler was named an ACC Top Six for Service. Ten Cardinals were all named to the ACC All-Academic list.
On the men’s side in 2022-23, the Cards finished the season ranked 14th in the polls and were 13th at the NCAA Championships in Minneapolis after finishing third at the ACC Championships. The Cardinals win two gold medals at ACC Championships (Abdelrahman Elaraby, 50 free; Denis Petrashov, 200 breaststroke) with five Cardinals winning All-American honors at the NCAA Championships. The Cards sent 11 men to the US National Championships to qualify for Worlds and Olympic Trials. Tommy Bried, Michael Eastman, Dalton Lowe and Murilo Sartori named to the ACC All-Academic Team. Elaraby was named as a recipient of the 2023 Wilma Rudolph Student-Athlete Achievement Award which honors student-athletes who have overcome great personal, academic, and/or emotional odds to achieve academic success while participating in intercollegiate athletics.
His first year as a Cardinal in 2021-22 saw success in the classroom and the pool. The men finished second in the ACC Championship and the women were third. The women finished sixth at the NCAA Championship and the men were 12th. Both teams were named as CSCAA Scholar All-American Teams. With the NCAA granting an extra year of competition to the sports which were impacted by the pandemic, Nick Albiero and Evgenii Somov had the unique opportunity to win gold medals in their signature events for five straight years: Albiero in the 200 butterfly and Somov in the 100 breast. Another super senior, Daniel Sos, became the first Cardinal to ever win the grueling 400 Individual Medley at ACCs. Arthur Albiero was named as on the of the 100 Greatest College Coaches of the Past 100 Years by the CSCAA and former Cardinals Mallory Comerford and Kelsi Worrell were named as two of the top college 100 swimmers of the century. In all, the Cardinals won four gold medals, six silver medals and 9 bronze at ACCs. At NCAAs, the Cardinal men had seven All-American swims and two Honorable Mention All-American swims. For the women at NCAAs, the Cards had seven All-American swims and 10 Honorable Mention All-American performances. To cap off a stellar career, Nick Albiero was named ACC Swimmer of the Year and ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year.
At FSU, he helped the Seminoles build the men’s relays into some of the fastest in the nation as four of the five earned automatic bids to the NCAA Championships in 2019-20. All five relays also stood on the podium at ACCs for the first time since 2009. Zorn coached middle distance freestyle for men and women and helped coach the 800 free relay team that broke the men’s record. The Seminole men finished 5th at the 2021 ACC Championships and Florida State placed 23rd at the NCAA Championships. At the 2021 women’s championships, the No. 25-ranked Florida State finished 7th and qualified three swimmers. In addition to coaching mid free, he served as the international recruiter for men and women.
“I am extremely excited to have the opportunity to work with a staff as passionate as this,” said Zorn. “Under Arthur’s leadership, Louisville has consistently reached new heights as a program and I am eager to learn and contribute everything I can. I can’t wait to get to The Ville and start working towards our goals.”
Prior to his stint at FSU, he served two seasons as a volunteer assistant at Alabama, where he helped the Crimson Tide men achieve back-to-back NCAA top 15 finishes while being ranked in the CSCAA Top 25.
While in Tuscaloosa, Zorn spent the 2016-17 season working with the sprinters. He moved over to coach the breaststroke group in 2017-18, which was led by junior Justine MacFarlane who took 16th in the 100 breast at the 2018 NCAA Championships. She also helped Alabama to a 12th place finish in the 200 medley relay.
Outside of the pool, Zorn assisted the staff with international recruiting and also led dry land training for the student-athletes during the summer.
Zorn worked with the Bama sprint groups in 2016-17 where he worked with rising senior Robert Howard. Howard set a new Alabama LCM record in the 100m free at 48.67 at the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships and he also added an eighth place finish in the 50m free at 22.17. Howard would eventually become an SEC Champion in the 50 and 100 freestyles as a senior and finish 3rd in the 50 free at NCAAs in 2019 as a senior.
The native of Arlington Heights, Illinois, got his start in coaching during his senior season at Delta State University by assisting the local club team, Delta Aquatic Club.
Zorn was an All-American at Delta State where he specialized in the free events. He helped lead the Statesmen to five NSISC relay titles during his career and was the individual champion in the 100 free as a senior in 2016.
In 2022-23, the Louisville women’s swimming and diving team earned a trophy by finishing fourth at the NCAA Championships with eight Cardinals earning First Team All-American honors. The Cardinals finished the regular season ranked No. 8 in the CSCAA poll and placed third at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships in Greensboro, N.C. Gabi Albiero, a three-time ACC Swimmer of the Week, was named to the USA Swimming National Team and represented the USA in the Duel in the Pool, a head-to-head competition with Australia. Else Praasterink became the first UofL women’s diver to earn All-American honors, finalling in both 3M and Platform. Krista Wheeler was named an ACC Top Six for Service. Ten Cardinals were all named to the ACC All-Academic list.
On the men’s side in 2022-23, the Cards finished the season ranked 14th in the polls and were 13th at the NCAA Championships in Minneapolis after finishing third at the ACC Championships. The Cardinals win two gold medals at ACC Championships (Abdelrahman Elaraby, 50 free; Denis Petrashov, 200 breaststroke) with five Cardinals winning All-American honors at the NCAA Championships. The Cards sent 11 men to the US National Championships to qualify for Worlds and Olympic Trials. Tommy Bried, Michael Eastman, Dalton Lowe and Murilo Sartori named to the ACC All-Academic Team. Elaraby was named as a recipient of the 2023 Wilma Rudolph Student-Athlete Achievement Award which honors student-athletes who have overcome great personal, academic, and/or emotional odds to achieve academic success while participating in intercollegiate athletics.
His first year as a Cardinal in 2021-22 saw success in the classroom and the pool. The men finished second in the ACC Championship and the women were third. The women finished sixth at the NCAA Championship and the men were 12th. Both teams were named as CSCAA Scholar All-American Teams. With the NCAA granting an extra year of competition to the sports which were impacted by the pandemic, Nick Albiero and Evgenii Somov had the unique opportunity to win gold medals in their signature events for five straight years: Albiero in the 200 butterfly and Somov in the 100 breast. Another super senior, Daniel Sos, became the first Cardinal to ever win the grueling 400 Individual Medley at ACCs. Arthur Albiero was named as on the of the 100 Greatest College Coaches of the Past 100 Years by the CSCAA and former Cardinals Mallory Comerford and Kelsi Worrell were named as two of the top college 100 swimmers of the century. In all, the Cardinals won four gold medals, six silver medals and 9 bronze at ACCs. At NCAAs, the Cardinal men had seven All-American swims and two Honorable Mention All-American swims. For the women at NCAAs, the Cards had seven All-American swims and 10 Honorable Mention All-American performances. To cap off a stellar career, Nick Albiero was named ACC Swimmer of the Year and ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year.
At FSU, he helped the Seminoles build the men’s relays into some of the fastest in the nation as four of the five earned automatic bids to the NCAA Championships in 2019-20. All five relays also stood on the podium at ACCs for the first time since 2009. Zorn coached middle distance freestyle for men and women and helped coach the 800 free relay team that broke the men’s record. The Seminole men finished 5th at the 2021 ACC Championships and Florida State placed 23rd at the NCAA Championships. At the 2021 women’s championships, the No. 25-ranked Florida State finished 7th and qualified three swimmers. In addition to coaching mid free, he served as the international recruiter for men and women.
“I am extremely excited to have the opportunity to work with a staff as passionate as this,” said Zorn. “Under Arthur’s leadership, Louisville has consistently reached new heights as a program and I am eager to learn and contribute everything I can. I can’t wait to get to The Ville and start working towards our goals.”
Prior to his stint at FSU, he served two seasons as a volunteer assistant at Alabama, where he helped the Crimson Tide men achieve back-to-back NCAA top 15 finishes while being ranked in the CSCAA Top 25.
While in Tuscaloosa, Zorn spent the 2016-17 season working with the sprinters. He moved over to coach the breaststroke group in 2017-18, which was led by junior Justine MacFarlane who took 16th in the 100 breast at the 2018 NCAA Championships. She also helped Alabama to a 12th place finish in the 200 medley relay.
Outside of the pool, Zorn assisted the staff with international recruiting and also led dry land training for the student-athletes during the summer.
Zorn worked with the Bama sprint groups in 2016-17 where he worked with rising senior Robert Howard. Howard set a new Alabama LCM record in the 100m free at 48.67 at the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships and he also added an eighth place finish in the 50m free at 22.17. Howard would eventually become an SEC Champion in the 50 and 100 freestyles as a senior and finish 3rd in the 50 free at NCAAs in 2019 as a senior.
The native of Arlington Heights, Illinois, got his start in coaching during his senior season at Delta State University by assisting the local club team, Delta Aquatic Club.
Zorn was an All-American at Delta State where he specialized in the free events. He helped lead the Statesmen to five NSISC relay titles during his career and was the individual champion in the 100 free as a senior in 2016.
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