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Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Not many things in this world get better with age, but don’t tell that to the pair of Penn men's swimming senior captains. Over the last three seasons, Eric Schultz and Chris Swanson have won countless races and championships, including a combined eight individual Ivy titles.

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Their biggest meet may still be months away, but the Quakers will finally have a chance to get their feet wet this weekend. The Penn swimming season will get underway when the women head to New York to face Columbia on Friday before heading to Baltimore, where they will be joined by the men's team, as both squads face off against UMBC on Saturday. Both teams are coming off fourth-place finishes in last year's Ivy championships.




Senior distance freestyler Chris Swanson capped off a strong opening to 2016 for Penn men's swimming, breaking a 36-year-old pool record in the 1,000-yard freestyle on Saturday.

Not many things in this world get better with age, but don’t tell that to the pair of Penn men's swimming senior captains. Over the last three seasons, Eric Schultz and Chris Swanson have won countless races and championships, including a combined eight individual Ivy titles.






Senior captain Ronnie Bither leads the Ivy League with 680 assists.

Dig. Set. Kill. The success of a volleyball team’s offense often relies on the relationship between the setters and the outside hitters. Penn’s primary setter, senior Ronnie Bither, has spent the past four years working to make sure the Quakers' offense runs smoothly.




Senior Thomas Awad captured his second straight Ivy title in the 8000-meter race.

What a difference 42 years makes. In Friday’s Ivy League Heptagonal Championships in the Bronx, N.Y., Penn cross country secured a second-place finish on the men's side and a fifth-place finish on the women's side, the best the men have performed at Heps since 1973.