Taylor DeMesa and Paige Russell had just helped their Academy of the Holy Names swim team finish fifth at the City Relays, but their work was far from over. ...more

September 17, 2008

New Durant swimming coach Julie Bishop figured that the performance of Michael Phelps at the Olympics might help the turnout for her team. ...more

September 17, 2008

The numbers are down compared to past years, but the Avon Park swimming and diving teams have plenty of talent. ...more

September 15, 2008

SWIMMING Sharks notch first win over Central in team history; Lady Bears still dominate. ...more

September 13, 2008

Mike Trujillo's attention kept swaying toward the record board near the Lake Placid swimming pool, as he was asked about the upcoming Green Dragon swim season on Friday. ...more

September 8, 2008

Plenty of screaming and cheering fans watched with amazement at Olympian Michael Phelps's performance as he broke record after record at the Beijing Olympics. ...more

September 3, 2008

It wasn't a person drowning in the driver's seat of a car at the bottom of retention pond. It was a dummy strapped into a contraption made of PVC pipe and construction mesh at the bottom of a swimming pool. ...more

August 26, 2008

MVP PROFILE Despite giving up year-round club swimming, Springstead's Dan Barry advanced to states and earned Swimmer of the Year honors for a third straight year. ...more

August 15, 2008

ALL-COUNTY BOYS SWIMMING The Eagles still have the county's top swimmer, Dan Barry, but received stiff competition from Central and Hernando and failed in bid for fourth straight outright county championship. ...more

August 15, 2008

Every so often, something so amazing and extraordinary comes along that makes people take interest in things they might never otherwise care about. That's happening right now in the Summer Olympics in the swimming events. We're being treated to something we might not see again in our lifetimes. ...more

August 14, 2008