Jorgensen Smashes Another School Record at USA Nationals

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)