====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0133 from reel: NP 6848 (1996-08-17 to 1996-10-31) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/49146 Title: KU Ready for Big 12 Summary: Article about Kansas University men's swimming team preparing for Big 12 Conference competition, featuring coach Gary Kempf's comments on team strengths and challenges, and highlighting returning swimmers including All-American Erik Jorgensen. Category: sports Subjects: college swimming; Big 12 Conference; athletic teams; NCAA competition Named Entities: Kempf, Gary [swimming coach]; Jorgensen, Erik [swimmer]; Chiligiris, Kostaki [swimmer]; O'Mara, Brian [swimmer] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Photo: Gary Kempf Coached KU to a Runner-Up League Finish Last Year. Category: photos/graphics Subjects: sports photography; swimming; coaching Named Entities: Kempf, Gary [swimming coach] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Photo: Erik Jorgensen, an All-American in the 500 Freestyle, Placed Fifth in the 1,650 Free at Last Year's NCAA Meet. Category: photos/graphics Subjects: sports photography; swimming; NCAA competition Named Entities: Jorgensen, Erik [swimmer] Confidence: 0.8 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Scott's Brass Apple Grill & Bar; State Farm Insurance Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.