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Women's Swimming and Diving
Updated November 5, 2009 4:00 AM
To be successful in the medley relay, it takes a lot of timing, teamwork and talent.
And the Nittany Lions believe they have it all.
Updated November 4, 2009 4:00 AM
One does a lot of talking out of the pool. The other lets her performance in the water speak for itself.
Updated November 2, 2009 4:30 AM
Although the Penn State women's swimming and diving team was on the wrong on end of a 160-140 loss to Virginia Tech this weekend, there is deeper story beyond just the score.
Updated October 31, 2009 5:40 PM
The Penn State women's swimming and diving teams fell to Virginia Tech on Saturday, 160-140.
Updated October 29, 2009 4:00 AM
While the Penn State women's swimming team is improving speed and perfecting its strokes at practice this week, the Virginia Tech Hokies are doing the exact same thing.
Updated October 28, 2009 4:16 AM
Coming to Penn State as highly touted freshmen recruits, Merritt Krawczyk, Amy Modglin, and Paige Whitmire knew that a lot would be expected of them to perform to the best of their abilities.
Updated October 26, 2009 4:00 AM
In its first home meet of this season, the Penn State women's swimming and diving team dominated the pool.
Updated October 23, 2009 4:00 AM
Almost one-third of his team is comprised of freshmen, but that doesn't bother John Hargis.
Updated October 21, 2009 4:50 AM
The name Kaitlin O'Brien should ring a bell.
Updated August 27, 2009 4:48 AM
When assistant coaches David Griffore and Jake Shellenberger left the Penn State swimming program in mid-July, head coach John Hargis began his search.
Updated March 24, 2009 4:50 AM
Head coach John Hargis stood on the outskirts of the outdoor pool. With his usual stopwatch in hand, he spoke about what he hoped to accomplish in his first year as head coach of the Nittany Lions women's swimming and diving team.
Updated March 23, 2009 4:46 AM
Three All-America honorable mentions and three new school records told the tale of the No. 15 women's swimming and diving team's performance at the NCAA Championship.
Updated March 19, 2009 4:48 AM
The walkway to the McCoy Natatorium is full of certificates of swimming and diving All-Americans. After this weekend, the women's swimming and diving team is hoping to place a few more certificates on the wall.
Updated March 5, 2009 4:50 AM
After finishing an exam and sprinting out of the building, junior Daphne Skelos and senior Kelly Nelson had one thing on their mind.
Updated March 4, 2009 4:00 AM
As the Nittany Lion swimmers filled the McCoy Natatorium pools, along with their goggles and suits were some permanent reminders of their camaraderie. The Lion emblem and paw print tattoos are marked on many of their bodies as symbols of pride and accomplishment.
Updated February 23, 2009 4:00 AM
The night before the final day of Big Ten competition, senior Kelly Nelson said head coach John Hargis was trying to figure out if a third place victory was mathematically possible. While crunching numbers, Nelson said the team realized the battle for third place was going to be extremely close. She said they needed to race "out of their minds" in order to finish in the top three.
Updated February 22, 2009 12:42 PM
The No. 15 women's swimming and diving team used a strong last day to propel itself past Michigan and into a third-place finish at the Big Ten Championships Saturday. Updated 12:42 PM
Updated February 20, 2009 1:48 PM
Paced by four point-getters in the 500-yard freestyle, the No. 15 women's swimming and diving team sits in third place with 127 points at the Big Ten Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Updated 1:48 PM
Updated February 19, 2009 4:50 AM
Kelly Nelson cherished the Big Ten championship Penn State won her freshman year.
The true impact of that victory didn't sink for the senior until her sophomore year when the team was back at the Big Ten meet.
With the Penn State women's swimming team set to enter the pool at the Big Ten Championship wearing their new, expensive, compression suits, it is possible it will be the last time.
Updated February 18, 2009 4:48 AM
Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series about the impact of swimsuit technology.
With the Nittany Lions preparing to race at the Big Ten Championships in technologically advanced compression suits, many of the athletes are aware of the mental edge the suit provides.
Updated February 17, 2009 4:48 AM
When the Penn State women's swimming and diving team hits the pool for Big Ten Championships on Thursday, it will be doing so in style.
Updated February 16, 2009 4:48 AM
When the Penn State women's swimming and diving team hits the pool for Big Ten Championships on Thursday, it will be doing so in style.
Updated February 13, 2009 4:00 AM
While walking along the outskirts of the 25-yard pool in the McCoy Natatorium, Nittany Lions head coach John Hargis glances back and forth between his stopwatch and the water.
Updated February 12, 2009 4:00 AM
With all the lanes in the McCoy Natatorium full of swimmers gliding up and down in the water, head coach John Hargis walks around the perimeter of the pool and observes the workout.
Updated February 5, 2009 4:00 AM
For diving coach Craig Brown, he and senior diver Courtney Adlam share many similarities.
Updated February 2, 2009 4:00 AM
The No. 15 Penn State women's swimming and diving team used a combination of wins from accomplished seniors and depth from underclassmen to dispatch Ohio State this weekend.
Updated January 31, 2009 12:51 PM
The Penn State women's swimming and diving team won four of nine events contested on the first day of it's dual meet at Ohio State and lead the meet 91-73. Updated 12:51 PM
Updated January 30, 2009 4:00 AM
While John Hargis walks around the pool deck, holding his stopwatch and interacting with his team, it seems as if he has been the Nittany Lions head coach for a decade.
Updated January 29, 2009 4:48 AM
Penn State swimming coach John Hargis is usually quick to praise his swimmers and assistant coaches.
When asked about his own success in college at Auburn and as a gold-medal-winning member of the 1996 United States Olympic team, as he often is by his swimmers, the talkative coach becomes reserved.
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