Chris Swanson became the first Penn swimmer to accomplish that feat down in Atlanta, Georgia, winning the national championship in the 1650 freestyle with a school record-setting time of 14:31.54.

In the final race of his college career, senior Chris Swanson surprised the field by making up three seconds in the final 50 of the 1,650-yard freestyle to become Penn's first ever national champion.

Penn men’s swimming legend Chris Swanson has one meet left to bear the colors Red and Blue. Before an expected top-10 finish in the NCAA championship mile swim, though, it’s only fitting to take a ...

Penn senior Chris Swanson seemed to come out of nowhere to take down University of South Carolina’s Akaram Mahmoud in the final 50 of the 1650, touching out Mahmoud’s 14:31.66 with his 14:31.54.

Penn’s Chris Swanson lowered a historic Ivy League record with an 8:49.55 in the 1000-yard freestyle. That performance took down the 1983 mark of 8:52.75 set by Columbia’s Tony Corbisiero 32 ...