Chase Kreitler

Pittsburgh Panthers Pick Up Bolles’ Breaststroker and Juniors Qualifier Drew Heck (2023)

Drew Heck will head north to Pittsburgh to join the Panthers this fall in a potential ACC Championship match up against his twin Will, who joins NC State.

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Pitt Returns Four Swimmers and One Diver with COVID-19 Fifth Year

The Pitt men will have four fifth years and the women will have one fifth year on their roster this upcoming season.

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Winter Juniors Qualifier Mary Clarke Sends Verbal To Pitt (2024)

Clarke’s personal best time of 49.80 in the 100 freestyle would have made her Pitt’s 2nd-fastest performer this past season.

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Notre Dame Scores Best Finish Ever at NCAAs Under New Coach (1st Year Head Coach Review)

Lindauer’s Fighting Irish totaled 62 points en route to an 18th-place finish at last week’s NCAA Championships — their best team result in program history.

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Ruard Van Renen Earns Salukis’ First Points Since 1995 (Day 3 Swims You May Have Missed)

Ruard Van Renen won the 100 back ‘B’ final, earning the Salukis’ first NCAA points since 1995 and highlighting the swims you may have missed on Day 3 of NCAAs

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2023 M. NCAA Previews: McHugh Aims For 100 Breast NCAA Record One Last Time

In his final NCAA meet, Minnesota’s Max McHugh has a chance to take down the 100 breast NCAA, US Open, and American record at his home pool.

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2023 ACC Champs Day 5 Ups/Mids/Downs: UVA Women, NCST Men Aim At Historic Point Totals

The UVA women and NC State men could both break their record for highest point totals by a championship ACC team after strong last prelims sessions.

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Overreacting To The 2023 SEC & ACC Championships Day 1

After day one of the 2023 ACC and SEC champs, we’ll play the favorite game of SwimSwam commenters: jumping to conclusions after a single day of racing.

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Day 1 Results at the ACC Championships Show Good Signs for Pitt Panthers Under New Coach

After winning an NCAA title at Cal as an assistant last year, Chase Kreitler took on a rebuilding project at Pitt this season. So far, there are signs of success for the Panthers.

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2023 ACC Women’s Champs Preview: Hoos In For A Four-Peat?

With a massive freshman and transfer class, the Virginia women are heavily favored to win their fourth-straight ACC Championships title this year.

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Pitt Hits the Pool, Weight Room, and Diving Boards | PRACTICE + PANCAKES

SwimSwam took a visit to the University of Pittsburgh, where head coach Chase Kreitler is in his first season at the helm for the panthers.

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Pitt’s Chase Kreitler Gives Insight into NCAA College Season Training/Rest Cycles

Chase Kreitler let SwimSwam on deck right before Pitt’s dual with George Washington and he had some great insights on training cycles within an NCAA season

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Pitt Adds to Class of 2027 with Commitment from CIF Medalist Parker Del Balso

Del Balso will be a part of Chase Kreitler’s first recruiting class as the program’s coach when she arrives on campus in the fall of 2023.

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Kreitler Scores Big With Mid-Cycle Sydney Gring Commitment for Class of 2023

New Pitt head coach Chase Kreitler scored big in July with his first public commitment since taking over the program: Sydney Gring from the Philadelphia suburbs.

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NCAA Will Vote on Eliminating Volunteer Assistants, Expanding Coaching Staffs

Chase Kreitler (above) was a volunteer assistant at Texas before going on to win an NCAA title as a full-time assistant at Cal. He’s now the head coach at Pitt.

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