Courtesy: PSU Sports
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State swimming & diving announces a slate of nine regular season meets for the 2023-24 schedule, followed by postseason tournaments beginning in February.
Three of these meets – all duals – take place on campus at McCoy Natatorium, including the first two competitions of the season. The schedule opens September 30 at noon against the St. Bonaventure Bonnies. One week later, the Navy Midshipmen come to Happy Valley for a meet October 7. Later in the winter, Penn State challenges Villanova on Senior Day February 2.
See you on the pool deck! The 2023-24 schedule is HERE!🏊#WeAre pic.twitter.com/HQ6L2TiOaZ
— Penn State Swimming & Diving (@PennStateSWIM) August 31, 2023
Most events are dual matchups, but added in is the Princeton Invite in New Jersey from November 30-December 3. Duals on the road include trips to West Virginia – where the men’s and women’s teams compete on separate days – a South Bend, Ind. journey to face both Notre Dame and Pittsburgh, and one-day meetings with Army and Virginia Tech.
The 2023-24 schedule mirrors a large portion of the 2022-23 slate, with St. Bonaventure and the Princeton Invite serving as the newcomers. Against opponents on the schedule, the women hold a 108-18 all-time mark while the men are 102-83. Pitt is the most common foe for both squads, with 51 meetings on the men’s side and 32 on the women’s side. Both sides look to maintain unblemished records against St. Bonaventure, with the women also keeping perfect marks in duals over West Virginia, Navy, and Army.
Villanova serves as the final regular season competition. Big Ten championships begin February 21, with the women’s team traveling to Purdue. One week later, the men’s championship commences, hosted by Ohio State. After Last Chance meets in early March, NCAA postseason begins with the Diving Zones March 11 to the 13. The Women’s NCAA Championship begins March 21 in Athens, Ga. followed by the Men’s Championship March 28 in Indianapolis.
Just such a shame that a school like Penn State has a pool that is 6 lanes. How can they expect to recruit?! Terrible
While I have very fond memories of that McCoy Natatorium, it’s an embarrassment. The pool, a six lane 25y competition situation with an outdoor 50m pool that can’t be made a year round facility, was a recognized, limiting factor in my day. When Penn State joined the Big10, there was a promise of a new facility. I’m 56 and still waiting.
2 stories – went to a coaches caravan with franklin and at the time AD Sandy Barbour. She said they had a massive 20-25 building renovation project on the way, with the pool being one of the 1st 5 to be redone/renovated, also said to be redone in 1st 5 years…that was about 5 years ago now, and nothing has ever been done.
Also, was recruited by pete brown in the 90’s who said they’d have an indoor 50 meter pool by sophomore year…it’s something like 25-30 years later and they still don’t have a facility.
to be fair they do swim outside in the 50 meter pool until late October (even heard early november), but while other schools can… Read more »
I’ve always thought this is how we lost Bill Dorenkott. Under Bill, PSU really moved up in rankings. But no pool ever materialized.
This is an absolutely pitiful schedule. How is it expected to be competitive in the BIG 10 without any schools on the schedule? Also why not more away meets? That is not good for the team. Some major changes are needed at PSU
Not one meet against a Big10 school before Big10 Champs? Bizarre.
Probably can’t get any Big10 schools to come to that pool….