Gators win 400 freestyle relay to claim crown. ...more

November 7, 2008

Jenna Tomblin gave Red Devil head coach Michael Scofield a reason to celebrate on Thursday, as the Avon Park freshman won the 200-yard freestyle (2:48.58) in her event debut to solidify her status as one of AP's top up-and-coming swimmers. ...more

October 11, 2008

The Sickles boys swim team has been looking for a challenge all season and they got a good one from Newsome Tuesday night. ...more

October 8, 2008

Springstead High finally got its first meet of the season in Friday night at the Hernando County Family YMCA. ...more

October 4, 2008

Cara Worth took first in the 50-meter freestyle and Brittany Murphy took second in the 100-frees, while both swimmers were key members of the gold medal 200- freestyle relay squad, as Avon Park was impressive in a tri-meet against Frostproof and Hardee at the Lake Wales YMCA pool on Tuesday. ...more

September 18, 2008

Mark Oct. 7 on your calendar. That's when Newsome and Sickles meet for the first time since their battle at the City Relays. ...more

September 10, 2008

Michael Phelps kept every swimsuit, every cap, every pair of goggles he wore during nine magical days at the Water Cube. Every memory will be savored, too, from goofing off with his U.S. teammates to bowing his head not one, not two, but eight times to receive a gold medal at the Beijing Games. ...more

August 19, 2008

The great bellow of victory seemed to begin in the soles of Michael Phelps' feet and coil upward through his taut frame, gathering force in that all-world diaphragm, before it came ripping out of his throat. His quest for eight gold medals was still alive, though only by mere fractions of a second, saved by the unforgettably lion-hearted performance of his teammates on the United States' 4x100-meter relay team, anchored by Jason Lezak, who made the water boil with his world-record effort. ...more

August 12, 2008

The International Olympic Committee stripped gold medals Saturday from the U.S. men's 1,600-meter relay team that competed at the 2000 Olympics in the aftermath of Antonio Pettigrew's admission that he was doping at the time. ...more

August 3, 2008

ALL-COUNTY GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD While Lady Bears claim the county championship, all four schools have multiple representatives on Hernando Today All-County Team. ...more

July 29, 2008