Pitt Opens Season with Relays against Carnegie Mellon

Friday, September 27

Pittsburgh, PA

5 PM (Relays)

Pitt

Carnegie Mellon

Pitt Opens Season with Relays against Carnegie Mellon

9/26/2019 6:00:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

PITTSBURGH—Head coach John Hargis will begin his fourth season at the helm of Pitt swimming & diving when the Panthers host local rival Carnegie Mellon for a unique relays-only meet on Friday evening at Trees Pool.

Admission is FREE to all fans for the 5 p.m. meet.

Pitt vs. Carnegie Mellon Relays | Order of Events
Freestyle Crescendo Relay
3x100 Breaststroke Relay
3x100 Backstroke Relay
3x100 Butterfly Relay
4x100 Individual Medley Relay
4x50 Medley Relay

After the 2018-19 season saw Pitt swimming & diving break numerous school records, reach various program milestones, place multiple athletes on ACC podiums with several qualifying for NCAAs, expectations are even higher for the Panthers this season.

Pitt's roster, which was one of the youngest in the nation in recent years, is now led by a total of 16 seniors – 11 women and five men. Among those seniors are French and South African national champions Samy Helmbacher and Eben Vorster, respectively, on the men's side, with school-record holders and ACC scorers Valerie Daigneault, Krista Jones and Madelyn Shaffer leading the women.

The Panthers will also see as many as 16 freshmen make their debuts on Friday at Trees Pool, with international recruits from Poland (Wojciech Dutkowiak) and England (Daisy Anderson) among a talented group that represents the future of Coach Hargis' program.

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