Panthers Welcome Penn State for Rivalry Meet at Trees Pool

PITTSBURGH – The Pitt Swimming and Diving program is ready to host in-state rival Penn State this weekend at Trees Pool. Diving competitors begins Friday, Oct. 24, at 4:45 p.m., adopted by swimming occasions on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 11:30 a.m.

Order of Events

Friday, Oct. 24

• Women’s 3-meter and Men’s 1-meter
• Women’s 1-meter and Men’s 3-meter

Saturday, Oct. 25

• 200 Medley Relay
• 1,000 Freestyle
• 200 Freestyle
• 100 Breaststroke
• 100 Backstroke
• 200 Butterfly
• 50 Freestyle
• 15-minute break
• 100 Freestyle
• 200 Backstroke
• 200 Breaststroke
• 500 Freestyle
• 100 Butterfly
• 15-minute break
• 200 Individual Medley
• 400 Freestyle Relay

Series History

• The Pitt males maintain a 36–17 all-time benefit over the Nittany Lions however most lately fell 211–142 in the course of the 2024–25 season. The final time the Panthers hosted Penn State, Pitt earned a 180–171 victory at Trees Pool.
• On the ladies’s aspect, Penn State holds a 23–11 sequence lead, although the Panthers have claimed the final two conferences. Pitt seems to safe its third straight win over the Nittany Lions for the primary time in program historical past and its first dwelling victory within the sequence for the reason that 1988–89 season.

Last Time Out

• Thirteen members of the Pitt swimming workforce returned from a profitable exhibiting on the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Illinois, the place they competed in opposition to elite worldwide swimmers and recorded 5 top-12 finishes.
• Earlier this month, the Panthers opened their season with dominant wins over Carnegie Mellon and Duquesne at Trees Pool on Oct. 11. Pitt swept all 14 occasions, together with seven by the ladies’s workforce. Sydney Gring and Alex Bauer competed in each occasion all through the meet.

Scouting Penn State

• Penn State opened its season at dwelling in opposition to St. Bonaventure, the place the Nittany Lion males earned a 228–72 victory and the ladies posted a 211–81 win.

Panthers to Watch

• Mariana Osorio Mendoza – Two-time NCAA qualifier and ACC Championships finalist coming into her third yr with this system. Finished sixth on platform on the ACC Championships and gained bronze on platform on the 2024 World Junior Championships. Represented Colombia on the World Championships this summer time.
• Noah Bernard – Junior Worlds finalist and NCAA and ACC Championships qualifier as a freshman. Two-time ACC Diver of the Week in the course of the 2024–25 season.
• Julian Koch – ACC Championships qualifier who set a number of faculty information as a freshman. Finished sixteenth within the 100 freestyle on the ACC Championships and captured silver on the European U23 Championships. Currently ranks among the many prime 70 on this planet with a 48.51 LCM freestyle on the TYR Pro Championships in Irvine.
• Claire Jansen – Seven-time faculty document holder within the 50, 100, and 200 backstroke occasions. 2025 NCAA Honorable Mention All-American, serving to the Pitt girls obtain their highest NCAA workforce end in 29 years. Currently ranks among the many prime 75 on this planet within the 50 (28.89) and 200 (2:11.78) backstroke.
• Sydney Gring – NCAA and ACC Championships qualifier and a number of faculty document holder coming into her third season. Helped set Pitt information within the 400 and 800 freestyle relays on the NCAA Championships. The Panthers’ 800 free relay recorded the best NCAA relay end in program historical past.

Meet Information

Admission is free, and all occasions might be streamed stay on ACCNX. The Panthers may also be celebrating Alumni Weekend and recognizing Pitt’s worldwide student-athletes.