Behind the Scenes with Virginia Tech Swimming on the Road to Penn State

PENN STATE VS OHIO STATE VS VIRGINIA TECH (DOUBLE DUAL)

The Virginia Tech men took down a pair of Big Ten opponents Penn State and Ohio State last weekend in a double-dual meet, and Hokie senior Simon Shi has put together a behind-the-scenes video of the team’s trip to show what it’s like to take a Division I swim team on the road for a big regular season dual meet.

“I really wanted to show everyone what college swimming is all about,” Shi said of the video, “and especially the intensity on deck for the relays.”

Virginia Tech will stay close to home for the next few weeks, with another double-dual scheduled on November 8th against Richmond and NCAA Division II National Champions Queens. They’ll then see the Ohio State Buckeyes again when they travel to the Ohio State invite from November 21st-23rd.

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leisurely1:29
5 years ago

Swimswam deleting the comment about the untimely inclusion of Pumped up Kicks in the vlog…

CraigB
5 years ago

Really enjoyed this

Wow
5 years ago

21.97 relay split from Maddie Cooke in October

swimgeek
5 years ago

I didn’t realize Penn State competes in a 6-lane 25-yd pool.

Tupperware
Reply to  swimgeek
5 years ago

Yeppers – had to swim PA YMCA States there for almost a decade. Well-run meet, but horribly slow due to the size

Leslie
Reply to  swimgeek
5 years ago

how’s that new pool coming at psu??

NitFan41
Reply to  Leslie
5 years ago

It’s a hockey rink. No new pool in PSU future

Working Swim Mom
Reply to  NitFan41
5 years ago

My understanding is Hockey got a big donor, swimming didn’t. The school doesn’t value the program enough to invest maybe?

Working Swim Mom
Reply to  swimgeek
5 years ago

They have two 6 lane pools and a separate diving well. One is 25 yards and one is 25 meters.

TeamSheetz
Reply to  Working Swim Mom
5 years ago

And an 8 lane outdoor 50m. Open April to November.

NitFan41
Reply to  TeamSheetz
5 years ago

Felt so nice to train in that 50 meter pool last summer… LOL, oh wait it was closed.

Sunny Cal
Reply to  NitFan41
5 years ago

One of the worst facilities in Big 10 for swimming. They shouldn’t be able to host any college meets there. Maybe then the school will update pool!!

Working Swim Mom
Reply to  Sunny Cal
5 years ago

That assumes the school cares. If the university cared, they would have already built a new facility.

As was noted above, the outdoor 50 meter pool was “broken” most of the summer. My understanding is that basic preventative maintenance wasn’t done. Meets that were scheduled there had to be cancelled or relocated.

For a state that has so much swimming talent, the pools are not at an equivalent level.

Don’t go there
Reply to  Sunny Cal
5 years ago

……or maybe they won’t update the pool…..and take a note from the Clemson playbook.

H20kie
5 years ago

Here comes VT! The mighty Hokies will beat NC State and Virginia for years to come. Sergio is the real deal

GoPack
Reply to  H20kie
5 years ago

Funny comment! There’s a reason no one followed him from Auburn…minus Hugo who immediately left

GoPack
Reply to  H20kie
5 years ago

Funny comment! There’s a reason that no one followed him from Auburn…minus Gonzalez who regretted that move. Pack dynasty for years to come

Whatever
Reply to  GoPack
5 years ago

That’s why Hugo has not got a PB in any event or pool since 🙂

ACCFAN
Reply to  GoPack
5 years ago

That’s kind of a clown thing to say considering Hugo hasn’t gone a best time yet

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