The Victory Bell

The Victory Bell

The Perfect Ingredients: Valpo Swimming's Return to Prominence

SWIM: Mixing youth with experience has the Beacons headed in the right direction entering MVC Championships

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Paul Oren
Feb 25, 2026
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When Maggie Kroemer takes a look at what has changed for the Valparaiso men’s and women’s swim teams this season, the search doesn’t start in the pool.

It starts in the locker room.

The senior class has built the foundation of the program for the last four years and now they’re sharing the pool, and the locker room, with one of the most talented freshman classes in recent program history. Instead of clashing, the groups have elevated one another heading into this week’s Missouri Valley Conference Championships in Evansville.

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