GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org)--The Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Men's Swimming and Diving Championships will begin Thursday morning and run through Saturday night.

The conference championships will return to Grove City College and the James E. Longnecker Competition Pool. Longnecker Pool has been the home of the league’s swimming and diving championships since 1990.

This year's championships are being conducted on consecutive weekends in February using the NCAA’s three-day, common-site program: the women competed Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 10-12, with the men scheduled to compete Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 17-19.

All preliminary swimming sessions will begin at 11 a.m. each day, with all finals sessions beginning at 6 p.m. each day. The 1-meter and 3-meter diving events (11 dives in preliminaries, 6 dives in finals) will occur on Thursday and Saturday, respectively, after the preliminary swimming sessions have concluded.

The annual senior recognition celebrations will begin at 5:45 p.m. Saturday. 

Spectators: Student-athletes on each program's roster will be allowed two spectators per session. Spectators must be listed on each school's spectator list. Spectators will be issued wristbands at check-in prior to each session. Check-in will take place at the top balcony entrance of the Longnecker Competition Pool, located in the Physical Learning Center, with entry to the building one hour prior to each session.  

Masking: There is no campus-wide masking mandate at Grove City. 

Admission: There will be no admission charged at this year's PAC Swimming & Diving Championships. 

Heat sheets: Printed heat sheets will not be available on-site. They will be accessible on the Meet Mobile App. 

Last Year's PAC Championships
Last year's results
Last March, Grove City claimed its third-straight PAC title. It was Grove City's PAC-leading 21st team title. The Wolverines secured titles in 19 of 20 swimming events during the championships, pacing the five-team championship field with 1,149 points. Westminster was the runner-up with 716 points and was followed by Saint Vincent in third (600), W&J in fourth (358) and Chatham in fifth (257). 

This year’s swimmers and divers to watch list includes 16 returning All-PAC selections, including nine All-PAC First Team honorees. Of the 20 events contested at last year’s championships, the winners of eight individual events are mentioned on the list.

Chatham sophomore Karl Gangloff (Bradford, Pa. | Bradford) and Westminster senior Patrick Holton (Livonia, Mich. | Winston Churchill) highlight this year's list. At the conference championships last spring, Gangloff earned the PAC's Newcomer of the Year award while Holton was named the PAC's Diver of the Year. 

Gangloff became Chatham's first-ever men's individual champion after winning the 1650 in 16 minutes, 43.05 seconds. He also finished as the runner-up in the 500 freestyle (4:48.72) and was fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:46.66). 

Holton prevailed on both the one-meter and three-meter boards at last year's conference championships. He registered a score of 429.40 points in the one-meter event and secured a score of 501.50 points in the three-meter event. In June Holton was recognized by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches of America (CSCAA) as a member of its NCAA Division III All-America teams for the 2020-21 season.

The NCAA Division III Region 4 (Northeast/South) Diving Championships are slated for Friday-Saturday, February 25-26. The Division III Championships, scheduled for Wednesday-Saturday, March 16-19 at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis, are being hosted by the Indiana Sports Corp and Franklin College.