Kick. Stroke. Golda Marcus dug her cupped hands into the water, effortlessly gliding through the pool during a recent swim practice at the Brandon Sports & Aquatic Center. ...more

December 9, 2007

It will cost about $1 million more for Sarasota County residents to use their county parks in the coming year. ...more

November 24, 2007

The Springstead High junior advanced to the Nov. 2 Class 2A Finals at the Central Florida YMCA Aquatic Center in the 200-yard IM and 100-yard butterfly. ...more

November 20, 2007

The region championships were fine but when it came time to really make her mark, Kaylee Doback would, well, miss her mark. ...more

November 10, 2007

When Brad Morrison stepped up to the podium during last year's Class 2A state swimming and diving championships, he admitted being a little surprised accepting a medal. This year, though, the Sunlake junior was hoping for a repeat performance. ...more

November 5, 2007

ORLANDO — Megan Wolfe is hoping history will repeat itself, and the Sebring girls 200-yard freestyle relay squad is hoping for a little redemption after the preliminary portion of the Class 2A state swimming meet at the Central Florida YMCA Aquatic Center. Wolfe swam a 24.67 in her preliminary 50-free run, good enough for the fifth seed heading into Friday night's final. Last year, the then-sophomore was the eighth seed heading into the finals and swam her way to a tie for third place. Needless to say, Wolfe is looking for a repeat performance. "I went from eighth to third last year, so I should be able to go from fifth to first, right?" Wolfe joked. "I felt like I could've gone faster than I did in prelims, but I always feel like that." ...more

November 3, 2007

It was a familiar place for Plant's Meg Anderson, while Newsome's Jason Taylor is hoping to make it one. ...more

November 3, 2007

For the first time in a long time, a local swimmer not named Tommy Wyher or Chelsea Nauta had a chance to claim the spotlight at the Class 1A state swimming championships. Calvary Christian senior Jose Crescimbeni took advantage of the opportunity. ...more

November 2, 2007

SEBRING — The pool was more quiet than usual this week as the state-qualifying members of the Sebring swim team got their last laps in before the Class 2A state finals, which begin this morning at 9 a.m. Three individuals — junior Megan Wolfe in the 50 free, junior Bryan Kirsch in the 100-breaststroke and senior Shanaan Spiegel in the 100-backstroke — join the Wolfe-anchored 200-free relay team at the Central Florida YMCA Aquatic center in Orlando. That's a total of six Streaks representing Sebring at state, two more than coach Pat Caton had hoped for heading into regionals. ...more

November 2, 2007

They might not have won their events, but it was impossible to put a down note on what Stephanie Barker and Anna Palermo accomplished. ...more

November 1, 2007