Penguins Set to Suit Up for Two-Day Akron Zips Classic
10/15/2026 10:00:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
Youngstown, Ohio —Youngstown State's swimming and diving teams will wear tech suits for the first time in 2026-27 as they compete at the Akron Zips Classic this Friday and Saturday.
Six teams will compete over the two days at the Oliver J. Ocasek Natatorium, starting with women's 1-meter diving and men's 3-meter diving at 1 p.m. on Friday. The first swimming session will begin at 5 p.m. on Friday with two relays as part of the five-event slate. There will be six events in the second swimming session, which starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday. The women's 3-meter and men's 1-meter will follow at 2 p.m., and the final swimming session will feature seven events starting at 6 p.m.
Youngstown State has competed against all Horizon League teams up to this point, starting the season with a double-dual against IU Indy and Cleveland State and a dual at Oakland. The Penguins will get another look at Cleveland State this weekend in Akron, along with the host Zips, Denison, Ohio State and Xavier.
Diving Schedule
Friday — 1 p.m.
Women's 1-meter
Men's 3-meter
Saturday — 2 p.m.
Women's 3-meter
Men's 1-meter
Swimming Schedule
Session 1: Friday at 5 p.m.
- 400 Medley Relay
- 500 Free
- 200 IM
- 50 Free
- 800 Free Relay
Session 2: Saturday at 10 a.m.
- 200 Free Relay
- 400 IM
- 100 Fly
- 200 Free
- 100 Breast
- 100 Back
Session 3: Saturday at 6 p.m.
- 200 Medley Relay
- 1,650 Free (Fastest heat only. Additional heats between sessions.)
- 200 Back
- 100 Free
- 200 Breast
- 200 Fly
- 400 Free Relay
Recapping Oakland Dual
Youngstown State's last meet was Oct. 2-3 at the OU Aquatic Center against Oakland. Three women and two men won individual events against the Golden Grizzlies, and YSU had five new entries on its all-time top-10 list.
Event Winners: Sage Gillibrand — women's 50 free (24.34); Olivia Sweetman — women's 200 free (1:54.74); Lexxi Chavez — women's 3-meter diving (217.20); Lorenz Beck — men's 100 fly (49.46); Pablo Santos — men's 100 free (45.54).
Top 10 Performances: Eiljah Dredge — 10th in the 200 back; Lily Ho — third in the 50 back relay split, fourth in the 200 back, fifth in the 100 back; Chloe Moore — sixth in the 50 fly relay split
Up Next
Youngstown State's divers will compete against Clarion and West Virginia at Clarion on Nov. 4. The next event for the full squad will be the three-day YSU Invite at the Beeghly Natatorium on Nov. 19-21.
