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Swimming looks toward Ivy Championship
For the Penn swimming teams, third place at the Ivy League Championships — after Harvard and Princeton — is usually the goal.Rookie Alex Porter making waves for swimming
Freshman Alex Porter has made up a steep learning curve in only his first few meets.
Penn swimming coasts past Cornell at Sheerr pool
Both the men’s and women’s teams battled it out Saturday at Sheerr Pool, beating Cornell and ultimately falling to Princeton in a spirited competition.Quakers find their go-to swimmer
In basketball, a coach will say he wants his best player to have the ball when the game is on the line. For Penn men’s swimming coach Mike Schnur, that equivalent player — or in this case, swimmer — is sophomore Rhoads Worster.
McHugh brothers look to set the pace for Penn
When senior Brendan McHugh was 17, he participated on a summer swim team with younger brother Dillon, now a freshman, and his three other younger siblings. Thus it was business as usual when the two brothers reunited on the Quakers squad this year.
Volleyball sees late-season growth spurt
Though it took the team some time to adjust, several players faced the challenges head on and worked tirelessly to improve their play.Men’s swimming falls to first Columbia, beats UConn
In the men’s swimming season opener, Penn fell to Columbia in nail-biting fashion, 154-146, Friday night at Sheerr Pool.
Penn swimmers put fatigue behind
After months of hard work, perseverance and a freshmen infusion, the Penn swim teams have put last year’s fatigue behind them, and they’re ready for a season on top.
Third place is the charm
After women’s swimming fell just short of a top-three finish at its Ivy Championships last weekend, the men face the same challenge this weekend.Freshmen lead the way at Terp Invite
Freshman Will Hartje took third in the finals of the 200-yard breastroke, while fellow freshman Michael Lin came in second in the 100 backstroke, with a personal best time of 52.75Swimmers ‘ready to roll’ at Terp Invite
The men’s and women’s swimming teams will face six other schools this weekend at the Terp Invite at University of Maryland, giving each swimmer the best chance to end the season on a high note.
Swimmers maintain local dominance
The men’s and women’s swimming teams both continued their winning streak against neighborhood rival La Salle Tuesday night.Penn's McHugh sets pool record
The Quakers drowned local foe West Chester Friday, as the men and women won 170-105 and 164-111, respectively.Swimmers make rapid turnaround
After facing four straight Ivy foes, the Penn men's swimming team will face off against West Chester at home Friday at 5 p.m. in its second-to-last dual meet of the season.M. Swimming doubles its pleasure
The Penn men’s swimming team defeated both Yale and Dartmouth on Saturday in a tri-meet held in New Haven, Conn.
Swimming heads to Yale
The Penn swimming teams’ grueling practices and workouts in and out of the pool during their winter break trip to Florida left the men in great shape, but may have temporarily left the women a little worse for wear.
Quakers RSVP with first-place sweep at Kenyon Invite
The Quakers were the quickest in the pool Saturday during the Total Performance Invitational at Kenyon, defeating five other teams in the victory. The women also took first place, scoring with 1,443 points. They topped Kenyon for a second straight year.
Triple-threat Hartje takes the plunge
'Swiver' Will Hartje is a triple threat. The freshman doesn’t just swim and dive — he sings too.