Panthers Journey to Ohio State for Closing Twin Meet

PITTSBURGH – The Pitt Swimming and Diving program will journey to Columbus for his or her final twin meet of the season, dealing with Ohio State on Saturday, Jan. 31. Action is about to start at 11 a.m. in McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.

Order of Events

200 Medley Relay

1000 Free

200 Free

100 Back

100 Breast

200 Fly

50 Free

1-Meter/3-Meter Diving

100 Free

200 Back

200 Breast

500 Free

100 Fly

1-Meter/3-Meter Diving

200 IM

400 Free Relay

Women Check in at No. 25

Holding an 8-1 report on the season, the Pitt ladies’s staff is twenty fifth within the January version of the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America Division I Poll. The Panthers got here in an No.24 within the December version, marking the primary CSCAA nationwide rating in program historical past.

Last Time Out

The Pitt swimming and diving groups swept Villanova on Senior Day, with the lads posting a 228-70 victory and the ladies incomes a 211-87 win at Trees Pool.

The Panthers captured first place in 30 of the 32 occasions, highlighted by 4 pool information and one program report.

The swimming portion opened with back-to-back pool information within the 400 medley relay. The ladies’s quartet of Claire Jansen, Angelina Messina, Sydney Gring and Avery Kudlac touched first with a time of three:33.14, whereas the lads’s staff of Mason Leach, Eli Hobson, Alan Vergine and Julian Koch adopted with a record-breaking time of three:07.85.

Closing out a robust outing, Kimmy Shannon received the 400 particular person medley, setting each a college and pool report with a time of 4:06.18.

Scouting Ohio State

The women and men Buckeyes each rank nationally, with the ladies standing at No.11 and the lads at No.13.

The Ohio State ladies have a twin win over Virginia Tech, however most lately fell to Michigan at the beginning of 2026. The males have earned wins over Michigan and Virginia Tech this season.

Pitt confronted the Buckeyes final season, falling on each the lads’s and girls’s sides.

Panthers to Watch

Mariana Osorio Mendoza: 2x NCAA qualifier, and ACC Championship Finalist getting into her third yr with this system. She completed sixth on platform on the ACC Championships. She was a 2024 World Junior Championship bronze medalist on platform. Qualified for the World Championships this summer season for Colombia on platform diving.

Noah Bernard: Junior Worlds Finalist and NCAA Championships and ACC Championships qualifier in his first collegiate season. 2x ACC Diver of the Week 2024-25. Placed first in 1M and 3M dive in final competitors at West Virginia.

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 amongst fourth within the nation within the 100 free with a time of 41.15.

Claire Jansen: Seven-time faculty report holder within the 50, 100, and 200 backstroke occasions. 2025 NCAA Honorable Mention All-American, serving to the Pitt ladies obtain their highest NCAA staff end in 29 years. Currently ranks sixth within the nation within the 200 again and eleventh within the 100 again.

Sydney Gring: NCAA Championships Qualifier, ACC Championships Qualifier and a number of faculty report holder getting into her third yr with this system.Helped set faculty information within the 400 and 800 Free Relays on the NCAA Championships. Pitt’s 800 Free Relay staff recorded the very best NCAA relay end in program historical past. Currently 18th within the nation within the 100 fly.

Up Next

The Panthers will return to motion with diving competing within the Georgia Tech Team Event Invite on Feb.13, whereas the swimming program returns to Columbus for the Ohio State Winter Invite. Pitt will journey to the ACC Championships Feb.15-21.