Hazelton hired as diving head coach
By Ryan Zimba | Sports Editor
June 16, 2017
Pitt Athletic Director Heather Lyke filled another head coaching position Thursday, hiring Katie Hazelton as diving head coach. Hazelton has spent the past four-and-a-half years with the Duke Diving Club and will take over for 38-year head coach Julian Krug, who retired in April. "We are thri...
Head diving coach Julian Krug says goodbye after 38 years
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
April 10, 2017
One of the longest-tenured and most accomplished coaches in Pitt Athletics history is leaving the program, as Julian Krug announced his decision to retire Friday after 38 years as the Panthers’ head diving coach. “The intent has been coming on for some time. Face it, I’m 70 years old, I’ve...
Giordano caps college career as four-time All-American diver
By Kait French | Staff Writer
March 27, 2017
Dominic Giordano secured his legacy as Pitt’s most decorated diver in program history at the 2017 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships over the weekend in Indianapolis. Giordano failed to defend his title Friday in the three-meter dive, but he still made history in the final competiti...
Dominic Giordano places 16th in 1M dive at NCAA Championships
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
March 23, 2017
Pitt senior diver Dominic Giordano is already adding to his well-stocked trophy case at the NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships. Giordano earned Honorable Mention All-American honors on day one of the 2017 NCAA Championships in Bloomington, Indiana, placing 16th in the one-meter springboard div...
Giordano grabs ACC diving title, four Pitt swimming records fall in Atlanta
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
February 16, 2017
Dominic Giordano, the defending NCAA champion in the 3-meter dive, is already Pitt’s first-ever national champion in the natatorium. The senior put himself in position to defend that title Wednesday night, taking home first place in the 3M at the 2017 ACC Championships in Atlanta. Giordano tallie...
Panthers swim past local teams on Senior Day
By Kait French | For The Pitt News
January 30, 2017
In a dominating effort, Pitt’s swimming and diving teams won all but one event over the weekend as the Panthers hosted the annual Western Pennsylvania Invitational meet at Trees Pool. Swimmers from nearby programs including Duquesne University, Clarion University, California University and Carnegie Mel...
Pitt divers excel, but Seminoles swim past Panthers for victory
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
January 17, 2017
After inclement weather forced the Denison University Big Red to cancel their trip to Pittsburgh over the weekend, the Pitt swimming and diving teams were left with only one opponent — the formidable Florida State Seminoles. The Panthers picked up several individual wins in both swimming and diving...
Giordano breaks record, Pitt swims past WVU
By Bayard Miller | Assistant Sports Editor
January 9, 2017
Dominic Giordano has already enjoyed incredible success as a diver for the Pitt Panthers, winning the NCAA Championship in the 3-meter last year. Saturday afternoon, the senior from Wexford, Pennsylvania, added to his already impressive legacy with a historic performance. Giordano, the reigning NCAA champion in the ...
244 Pitt student-athletes named to ACC Academic Honor Roll
By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor
July 8, 2016
The University of Pittsburgh placed 244 student-athletes on the 2015-16 ACC Academic Honor Roll, as announced Thursday by ACC commissioner John Swofford. Students who participated in a varsity-level sport and registered a grade point average of 3.0 or better for the full academic year qualified fo...
Diving Champion Dominic Giordano: No expectations, no stress
By Kaitlin Cassidy / Staff Writer
May 31, 2016
For his first leap, Dominic Giordano splits his legs to reach the edge of the diving board, landing to form a triangle with his left leg first and his right poised with a pointed toe. Full of momentum from the first leap, he straightens his right leg in the air with his second jump, both toes pointed, prepar...