Athletics

Swimming and diving announces 2014-15 schedule

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Coming off of their highest finishes in over a decade at the NCAA Championships, the Penn State swimming and diving programs announced their 2014-15 slates Monday (Sept. 15). The schedule includes four competitions at McCoy Natatorium in the 10-meet regular season campaign for the men's and women's teams, which begins with a home dual against Georgia Tech on Oct. 3.

Penn State's season begins with a 5 p.m. meet against the Yellow Jackets in McCoy Natatorium. This will be the second meeting between the two squads, as both Nittany Lion programs came out victorious in 2011.

On Oct. 18, Penn State competes at the Virginia Tech Challenge, the men's and women's programs travel to the Virginia Tech Swimming & Diving Challenge.

Five days later on Oct. 23, the Blue and White travel to West Virginia for their annual dual with the Mountaineers. The women's program is 21-0 all-time against West Virginia. Both the men's and women's squads downed the Mountaineers last season.

Next, Penn State begins a two-meet homestand, first taking on long-time intrastate rival Villanova on Oct. 31. The squad then welcomes Virginia and Michigan to University Park from Nov. 7-8.

Penn State's final meet of 2014 is at the Georgia Invitational from Dec. 5-7. The Bulldogs' women's team was the 2013 NCAA Champions.

The Blue and White open the New Year with a tri-meet at Rutgers with Yale on Jan. 16-17. The Nittany Lions then return home to host their final home meet of the season against Navy on Jan. 24.

The teams then travel to the Bison Invitational on Jan. 31 at Bucknell in Lewisburg, Pa. The final regular season meet is the Virginia Tech Invitational from Feb. 7-8, the team's second trip to Blacksburg, Va., in the 2014-15 season.

The Big Ten women's conference championships take place from Feb. 18-21 in Columbus, Ohio, while the men's championships occur from Feb. 25-28 in Iowa City, Iowa.

The Diving A Regional Championships follow from March 9-11, hosted by Rutgers in New Brunswick, N.J.

The 2014-15 season will wrap-up in Greensboro, N.C. for the women, competing in the NCAA Championships from March 19-21. The men's NCAA Championships take place from March 26-28, returning to Iowa City, Iowa.

Check GoPSUSports.com for coverage of the Penn State swimming and diving teams during the 2014-15 season. Follow the team on Twitter at @PennStateSWIM and on Facebook at http://facebook.com/pennstateswimminganddiving.  

Last Updated September 19, 2014