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

2007 Top Performers ...more

August 14, 2008

Megan Wolfe and Sean Spiegel finished the summer swim season exactly where they began - in first place. ...more

July 31, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Summer is when rivalries are born in the pool. For 12-year old Emily Helterhoff of the Highlands Hurricanes and 11-year old Maggie Brumfield of the Hardee Swim Team, Saturday's Lake Placid Aquatic Invitational gave everyone a glimpse of the future of girls swimming in the Heartland. Helterhoff and Brumfield competed in six events in the girls 11-12 category during the event at the Green Dragon pool, with the Hurricane swimmer getting the best of the Wildcat in five events –– with just two weeks of work before the event. "Emily has been just short of amazing," said Hurricanes coach Marvin Wolfe. "She showed a lot of promise last season, which was her first with the Hurricanes, and is picking up right where she left off." ...more

June 22, 2008

It may not be the fountain of youth, but 86-year-old June Beem Reynolds said the longer and harder she swims, the better she feels. ...more

January 17, 2008

It may not be the fountain of youth, but 86-year-old June Beem Reynolds said the longer and harder she swims, the better she feels. ...more

January 16, 2008

SEBRING — When you live in Florida and love the water, swimming in competitive events is never out of season. The Highlands Hurricanes winter swim team made quite a splash in last Saturday's St. Petersburg Aquatics Morning at the Races event. Former Sebring High swimmer Sean Spiegel won the 50-yard freestyle event with a time of 20.91 seconds to qualify for the 2007 USA Short Course National Championships, which will be held next Wednesday at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Ga. "That's quite an accomplishment for Sean," said Hurricanes coach Marvin Wolfe. "His goal is to qualify for the Olympic Trials next June and he is working hard toward that goal." ...more

November 23, 2007