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Penn State men's swimmer Pat Schirk captured the NCAA championship in the 200 backstroke. Send the latest Penn State national champion congratulations here...
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| Drew Jackson (Portland, OR): I am a PSU diving alum (class of '98) and I was up there for the meet. I sat with your parents during Friday night's finals (100 back), but I had to go home Saturday. :(
You rock man! What a fantastic accomplishment... unprecedented for PSU Swimming/Diving. You'll have that forever & it can never be taken away or diminished. Awesome job! |
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| Chris, Pittsburgh: Watched you swim in High school and knew this day would come. Congrats...hope to see you in Beijing or London |
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| Mary (State College, Pa.): Way to keep Penn State's tradition of excellence alive! Congratulations! |
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| Jeff Felty-Hershey,PA: Way to go Pat! What a great accomplishment...GO PSU Swimming! |
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| Mr. and Mrs. Carson, Kelly and Kevin: Congratulations to you Patrick!! You were awesome and can't wait until Olympic time trials to see you swim again. Good Luck!! |
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| Debbie Bumbaugh: CONGRATS FROM THE BUMBAUGHS!!!!
WE'RE SOOOOO PROUD OF YOU!!!!
TO THINK IT ALL STARTED AT NORTH END POOL! |
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| The Skelos Family: WOW! Way to go! We are so happy for you and proud of your fine representation of Penn State Swimming! Congratulations. |
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| Mrs. Pettine, Pottstown, PA: Way to go, Patrick! I am so proud of my former student! What a wonderful personal accomplishment, and one for PSU, too! |
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| Dito, State College: Yeah buddy!! Penn State Proud!! |
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| Elizabeth Schirk- Pottstown: YO BRO-HAAAA!!!! You are amazing!!!! Sorry, I couldn't be there to watch that amazing race, but I'll be there to watch you set fire at the trials for sure!!!
miss you, and love ya always,
Bethyyy <3 |
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| The Sullivans: Congratulations Patrick! Wish we were there to see it. We'll be there next year when you defend your title. |
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| Sean Earley -- OJR: Congratulations. What an impressive accomplishment. |
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| JoAnn & Daryl Sullivan: Congratulations Patrick! Wish we were there to see it. Hopefully we'll be there next year to see you defend your title. |
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| The Skelos Family, Rockville Centre, NY: WOW! Great job! We are very happy for you and are proud of how well you represented Penn State. Congratulations! |
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| Swimming Mom: Congratulations to you for the National Titel. My son is a swimmer and your accomplishment means a lot to the young swimmers. Great interview in handling the questons. Thanks |
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| JoAnn & Daryl Sullivan: Congratulations PaPa!!!!! We will hopefully be there next year to watch you defend your title. |
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| The Marcheskie's Pottstown: We are all very proud of you work hard and we will watch you at the olympics. |
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| lou Steacker, Lumberton, NJ: Hi Chris,
Congratulations. I have a 7 yr old son that I hope will follow in your footsteps. |
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| Anthony (Pottstown, PA): I love swimming and I love Penn State, so yor're my perfect role model! Do people still call you puppy? |
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| Blaise - Philadelphia: WoooHooooo!! |
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| Nikki Whitlock, OJR '86: You are probably the first OJR grad to win a NCAA championship as well! Thanks for making our hometown proud! |
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| The Popes: Congratulations!!! Proud to have a daughter who swims in the same OJR pool as you (age group). We live next to the Rambos (grandparents) who speak of you with great pride. Hope to see you swim at the olympics. Again, CONGRATULATIONS!! |
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| Leighann & Kyle: Yeaaaa! Pat. Great Job! We are OJR Age group swimmers, watching you swim is cool! |
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| Tom (New Jersey): Way to go Pat! Thank you for making the Penn State community proud! |
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| Linda-OJR High School: A perfect reason to keep our hometown school pool open! It produced an NCAA Champ. Congratulations and keep up the hard work! |
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| Robert Grubb, Sierra Vista, AZ: Congratulations, we are so very proud of you. Keep the drive going and see you in May.... |
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| Coach Kevin (Pottstown): WAY TO GO!!! I'm so proud of everything you have accomplished. Keep up the great work. Abie still calls you Puppy! |
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| Gerharts (OJR & Laurelwood): OJR & Laurelwood couldn't be prouder! Great Job! We Are! |
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| Adrienne (Newport News): WOW! Congrats..enjoy it national champ! |
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| Fazekas Family: Patrick - You have been blessed with an amazing talent. Keep looking up & you will acheive great things. We are so proud of you. You are AWESOME. |
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| Ms. Whitehurst: Hola, muchacho! Como estas? I'm so proud of you!!!! Miss you in class! Great to hear you're doing so well! Felicidades! Congratulations! |
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