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The Pittsburgh Panthers swimming and diving program represents the University of Pittsburgh in the aquatics sports of swimming and diving. The program includes separate men's and women's teams, both of which compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Panthers host their home meets in Trees Pool on the university's campus in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Both the men's and women's team are led by head swimming coach Chase Kreitler and head diving coach Katie Hazelton. The Panthers men's swimming and diving program has won 41 conference titles since its founding in 1913, while the women have won ten conference championships since their first season in 1974-75.
| Pittsburgh Panthers | |
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| Founded | 1913 (Men) 1974 (Women) |
| University | University of Pittsburgh |
| Head coach | Chase Kreitler (swimming) Katie Hazelton (diving) (2 season) |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Location | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Home pool | Trees Pool |
| Nickname | Panthers |
| Colors | Blue and gold[1] |
| Men's Conference Champions | |
| 41 1934,[2] 1938, 1940, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 | |
| Women's Conference Champions | |
| 10 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 | |
| Men's NCAA Championship Team Scored | |
| 23 1938, 1953, 1954, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2023 | |
| Women's AIAW & NCAA Championship Team Scored | |
| 21 1974*, 1978*, 1979*, 1980*, 1981*, 1982*, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2015, 2016, 2017 | |
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Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming Conference
Pitt tied for first place in the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming Conference in 1934.[2]
Big East era
The Panthers competed in the Big East Conference from 198x to 2013.
ACC
The University accepted an invitation to join the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2011.[3]
Home pools
Pittsburgh Athletic Association
Trees Pool
Joseph C. Trees Pool, housed in the left wing of Trees Hall, is the current home of the swimming and diving program. The pool features a 75-by-165 foot (23-by-50 meter) Olympic-size swimming pool with a 770,000 gallon capacity. This main pool has the dual capability of an eight-lane, 50-meter course or a 20-lane 25-yard (23 m) course. When completed in 1962, it was hailed as the largest indoor pool in the country.[4] Although it was one of the last 55-yard (50 m) pools constructed in the United States, it was also one of the first pools with a 10-meter high-dive tower, underwater windows, underwater sound system, and heated deck and benches. Along with the 10 meter diving platform, it also has 5 and 7 meter platforms.[5] An additional 6-lane 25-yard (23 m) pool was added in the summer of 1963. In 2002, a Daktronic scoreboard was installed and dedicated the Ben Grady, a former Pitt head swimming coach. In 2003, a Panthers' Wall of Fame was unveiled that featured plaques of every Pitt Swimming and Diving All-American as well as conference and meet championship trophies.[6] Currently, the diving area is equipped with two one-meter and two three-meter durafirm stands with maxiflex boards, in addition to multiple diving towers with a 16-foot (4.9 m) water depth.[7] Trees pool is underwent a $1.92 million major renovation completed in September, 2008 which includes a new bottom logo, new 1-meter diving platforms, new pool deck, new deck heating, new water heating, filtration and circulation systems, and a reduction of the pool length from 55m to 50m.[8] [9]
Men
The Pitt men's team has placed in the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships in 23 different season:[10]
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Women
The Pitt women's team has placed in the national swimming and diving championship meets at least 23 times. This includes 15 different seasons in which the women's team scored points and placed in theNCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships since Pitt began competing at the the NCAA women's championships in 1983.[11] Prior to the NCAA holding an intercollegiate national championship meet for women, the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) began holding intercollegiate national swimming and diving championships for women beginning in 1973. In 1982, the last year of the AIAW held a championship and the first year that the NCAA sponsored women's swimming and diving championship, both the AIAW and NCAA held competing national championship events. Pitt participated at the AIAW national championship meet in 1982, as did defending national champion Texas.[12] Note that due to incomplete records, Pitt's team standing finishes at the 1975 to 1977 AIAW championships are unknown.
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Individual National Champions
- Kathy Stetler, 1978 50-yard butterfly, 25.57 seconds[17]
- Dominic Giordano, 2016 3 meter board, 460.30
All-Americans
1973-1982 All-Americans as determined by the AIAW championships[18]
1973 Angela Lopez 100 Brest (HM) / 50 Breast (HM)
1976 Kathy Stetler 50 Fly
1977 Kathy Stetler 50 Free / 50 Fly
1978 Kathy Stetler 50 Free / 100 Free / 200 Free / 50 Fly / 100 Fly
1979 Judy Koitz 3 Diving
1979 Kath Stetler 50 Free / 100 Free / 100 Fly
1980 Amy Jackson 400 IM
1981 Jan Ujevich 200 Free / 200 IM
1982 Sue Heon 200 Free / 1650 Free / 400 IM
1982 Amy Jackson 500 Free / 500 Free / 50 Fly / 100 Fly
1982 Jan Ujevich 200 Breast / 100 IM / 200 IM
Having won 19 men's and 9 women's Big East Championships since joining the conference in 1983.
- Angela López (1976)
- Sue Heon (1984)
- Joanna Budzis (2008)
- Jayla Pina (2020 and 2024)
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