Coming into the 2017-18 Penn State swimming and diving season, there were not that many hopes or expectations from the campus as a whole. It is safe to say swimming is not a popular sport on campus as is the case with the rest of the country.
Furthermore, there was not a great expectation within the team that the Nittany Lions would be bringing home many trophies or medals come the end of the season.
For the fan of mainstream sports, swimming is very unique, especially at the NCAA level because for a team, the only event that really matters is the last one, the conference championship.