Shane Ryan

Tight finishes as Michigan, Virginia, Penn State women split the PSU triangular

The women’s programs each ended with one win and one loss, while the Michigan men swept all opponents.

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Virginia women, Michigan men lead after day 1 of Penn State Tri meet

Defending champions of their respective conferences, the Virginia women and Michigan men hold onto leads after one day of the triangular meet at Penn State.

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Penn State Women, Men Sweep Visiting Villanova

The Nittany Lions’ women’s and men’s swimming and diving teams played host to Villanova Wildcats on Friday at McCoy Natatorium….

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Race Video: David Plummer Wins with an Amazing Finish in the Men’s 50 m Back

David Plummer won the A final, despite a not-so-good start, with a 24.82. Nick Thoman rolled in second, Shane Ryan…

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2014 U.S. National Championships: Day 4 What to Watch For

Michael Phelps has held firm on his entry in the 100 backstroke for Saturday.

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Men’s 100 Meter Backstroke – US Nationals Preview – Question marks abound in one of US’s deepest races

David Plummer (pictured) is the defending national champion in what has historically been one of the USA’s toughest and deepest events.

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Andrew Abruzzo Swims Age-Group Leading Time At Middle Atlantic LC Sr. Championships

With that time Abruzzo is currently the top ranked 14-year-old in the United States in the 400m freestyle.

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NCAA 200 back, breast, fly records fall as Cal men power away to national title at night 3 finals

Cal’s Jeremy Bagshaw had a huge swim out of the early heats of the mile, taking 2nd overall and setting the tone for a Cal team that got hot at the perfect time to make an NCAA championship run.

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Kalisz, Cordes with humongous record swims on day 2 of men’s NCAAs, team battle sizzling

Georgia’s Chase Kalisz smashed one of the most impressive American records on the books with a 3:34.50 in the 400 IM that won him his second NCAA title in the event.

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The 36 Most Valuable Swimmers at Men’s NCAAs: Part II

David Williams and the NC State Wolfpack are one of the best stories from the 2013-14 NCAA seasons.

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2014 Big Ten Men’s Championships: Wild 200 free relay ends in tie on night 3

Kyle Whitaker dropped another four tenths off his 400 IM for another Big Ten title. Meanwhile Ohio State and Penn State tied in a crazy 200 free relay that saw 4 teams go down to the wire.

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B1G Prelims Day 3: Wynalda 1:32.1, records on warning thanks to Whitaker, Phillips, Ryan

Michael Wynalda broke the Big Ten record in the 200 free and is knocking on the door of the second 1:31 in the NCAA this season.

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Big Ten Senior Spotlight: Shane Austin of Pennsylvania State University

Penn State University is a bit of an outlier when it comes to your typical Big Ten team. For one,…

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Penn State women sweep Navy with Shishkoff’s triple, Nittany Lion men also win

The Penn State women went into Annapolis, Maryland and emerged with a clean sweep win, taking all 16 events against Navy. The Nittany Lion men added a convincing 171-127 win of their own.

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Penn State All-American Sean Grier Walks Away From Swimming

Sean Grier will end his career with 5 All-American honors, all from medley relays.

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