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Women's Swimming and Diving

Modglin ready for nation's best

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Amy Modglin swims the 1,000-meter freestyle during October's Blue-White meet. The PSU freshman is the only Lion to compete at nationals.
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Zeises brings drive to dive team

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Penn State junior diver Ilana Zeises twists during a practice dive Jan. 21. Zeises, from Huntingdon Valley, has been diving competitively since she wa ...
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Lions mindful of Big Ten meet

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Penn State's Lyndsey Smith competes in the girls 200 yard breaststroke during an Oct. meet.
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Lions preparing early for championships

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Senior Lindsey DeForrest swims earlier this season at the Natatorium.
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Freshmen shine for PSU at Ohio State

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Freshman Amy Modglin swims in the women's 1,000-yard freestyle during the Blue and White meet earlier this season in the McCoy Natatorium. Modglin swa ...
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Lions ready after break

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Amy Modglin competes in the 200-yard backstroke during a meet held earlier this season against Colgate.
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Outdated facility behind its peers

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The McCoy Natatorium, one of the Big Ten's oldest swimming facilities, is falling behind its peers.
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Swimmers hope suit makes the difference

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Kelly Nelson competes against Rutgers in the butterfly event at the McCoy Natatorium last month.
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Updated April 27, 2010 4:00 AM

PSU an easy pick for Workman

As he stood among the 55,000 in attendance at the Blue-White Game on Saturday, Aaron Workman was positive he had made the right choice.

Updated March 22, 2010 4:51 AM

Modglin finishes strong at NCAAs

Amy Modglin arrived at Penn State as a freshman recruit with expectations as big as the school she chose.

Updated March 20, 2010 7:50 PM

Modglin takes 16th in 200 backstroke at NCAAs

Freshman Amy Modglin finished 16th in the 200 backstroke in West Lafayette, Ind. at the 2010 NCAA Women's Swimming Championships on Saturday. Updated 7:50 PM

Updated March 19, 2010 11:46 AM

Modglin swims to 55th in 200 IM

With the first day of competition under her belt at the NCAA Women's Swimming Championships, freshman Amy Modglin qualified 55th Thursday in the 200 IM. Updated 11:46 AM


Updated March 18, 2010 4:52 AM
Amy Modglin swims the 1,000-meter freestyle during October's Blue-White meet. The PSU freshman is the only Lion to compete at nationals.

Modglin ready for nation's best

Amy Modglin is no stranger to racing the best swimmers in the world.


Updated March 5, 2010 4:00 AM

Freshman Modglin to compete in NCAAs

Amy Modglin had a major change of plans this week.


Updated February 25, 2010 4:00 AM

PSU swimmers to get one more shot to improve times

On Sunday, Penn State's women's swimming team will get its last chance to qualify for NCAA championships.


Updated February 22, 2010 4:00 AM

Lions swim to 7th place at Big Tens

It was what they'd been working for since before the season even began.


Updated February 20, 2010 11:59 PM

Women's swimming team finishes seventh at Big Tens

Following another solid performance on Saturday, the Penn State women's swimming and diving team finished in seventh place at the Big Ten championships. Updated 11:59 PM


Updated February 19, 2010 8:56 PM

Heading into weekend, Lions in seventh at Big Tens

Penn State currently sits seventh at the Big Ten women's swimming and diving championships at Purdue University. Updated 8:56 PM


Updated February 18, 2010 10:03 PM

Lions bump up two spot at Big Tens

Following Day 2 of the Big Ten women's swimming and diving championships, Penn State moved up two places from Wednesday to sit in sixth. Updated 10:03 PM


Updated February 17, 2010 9:17 PM

Lions in eighth after first day of Big Tens

Penn State currently sits in eighth following the first day of racing at the Big Ten women's swimming and diving championships in West Lafayette, Ind. Updated 9:17 PM


Updated February 16, 2010 4:00 AM

Lions head to Big Tens

Finally, Tuesday marks the day the Penn State women's and diving team has been counting down to all year long.


Updated February 12, 2010 4:00 AM

Swimmers resting for championships

As John Hargis left McCoy Natatorium late Wednesday afternoon, venturing into the frigid State College air, one question lingered in his mind.


Updated February 5, 2010 1:48 PM

Saturday's swimming meet canceled

The Penn State men's and women's swimming and diving meet against Lehigh scheduled for Saturday has been canceled because of the expected snowfall this weekend. Updated 1:48 PM

Competition to take a back seat in senior meet

Just one week remains until the Penn State women's swimming and diving team travels to West Lafayette, Ind. for what it's been training and waiting for since the beginning of the season.


Updated February 1, 2010 4:00 AM

Lions topple unbeaten Buckeyes

With less than three weeks until the Big Ten Championships, winning this weekend's meet against Ohio State paved the way for Penn State.


Updated January 31, 2010 11:52 AM

Lions hold off Buckeyes, Smith cracks record book

The Penn State women's swimming and diving team (6-2) finished off Ohio State 176-158 after a second day in Columbus. Updated 11:52 AM


Updated January 30, 2010 1:49 PM

Smith leads Lions in an impressive performance in Columbus

Senior captain Lyndsey Smith and the Penn State women's swimming and diving team lead the Buckeyes 93-74 after the first day of a dual meet on Friday. Updated 1:49 PM


Updated January 27, 2010 4:46 AM
Penn State junior diver Ilana Zeises twists during a practice dive Jan. 21. Zeises, from Huntingdon Valley, has been diving competitively since she was 12.

Zeises brings drive to dive team

Some complain about it. Others find ways around it.

Lions benefiting from unique massages

The Penn State women's swimming team has discovered one of the human foot's uncommon, yet most effective uses -- "mashing."


Updated January 20, 2010 4:47 AM

PSU finds motivation in many places

The stat sheet from the Penn State women's swimming team's meet at Pittsburgh this past weekend shows freshman Paige Whitmire officially finished third in the 50 freestyle.


Updated January 19, 2010 9:00 PM

Freshman Modglin earns national, conference accolades

Penn State freshman Amy Modglin was named both the Counsilman Hunsaker National Collegiate Swimmer of the Week and the Big Ten Women's Swimmer of the Week. Updated 9:00 PM


Updated January 17, 2010 12:51 PM

Lions complete the sweep at Pitt.

The Penn State women's swimming and diving teams swept the competition yesterday on day two in Pittsburgh. The Lions kept their first-day leads over Villanova and Maryland, defeating the Wildcats and Terps 276-77 and 185-168, and came back to defeat Pitt, 194-156. Updated 12:51 PM


Updated January 16, 2010 11:50 AM

Lions leading two teams after first day at Pitt.

Following a strong showing Friday evening, the Penn State women's swimming and diving team sits ahead of Maryland, 90-77, and lead Villanova, 129-38, while trailing Pitt by a slim margin, 86-81. Updated 11:50 AM


Updated January 14, 2010 4:46 AM
Hargis

Hargis excited about incoming recruits

Four high school All-Americans.

Penn State's Lyndsey Smith competes in the girls 200 yard breaststroke during an Oct. meet.

Lions mindful of Big Ten meet

Written on a white board inside McCoy Natatorium is a countdown until the Big Ten Championships meet.


Updated January 12, 2010 8:46 PM

Women's swimming signs eight recruits

On Tuesday, head coach John Hargis and the Penn State women's swimming and diving teams announced the signing of eight incoming student-athletes for the 2010-11 campaign. Updated 8:46 PM

Lions benefit from tough competition

It was only early January, but for the Penn State women's diving team, the high level of competition at the Georgia Diving Invitational Jan. 3-5 felt like championship season.


Updated January 5, 2010 2:18 PM

Women's swimmers fail to place in top 12 at Bulldog Shoot-Out

On Sunday, the Lady Lion divers headed to Athens, Ga. for the Bulldog Shoot-Out. Updated 2:18 PM


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