News Center - Swim News Archive 2005
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ALL-AMERICAN SWIMMERS 10/5/08
By RUS BAER of the Tribune’s staff
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Hunter sets Columbia Swim Club mark 12/28/2005
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CSC’s Pierce shines at national meet; Rock Bridge swimmers go 6-1 12/18/2005
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Columbia swim teams fall in St. Louis 12/17/2005
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Ozark Invitational 12/11/2005
AREA ROUNDUP - Columbia Tribune
Rock Bridge placed third and Hickman sixth among 14 teams... -
Kewpies and Bruins set state times 12/10/2005
AREA ROUNDUP - Columbia Tribune
Hickman and Rock Bridge faced Glendale and Kickapoo in a double-double dual in Springfield. -
State swimming champion Alex Carney offers... The skinny on the ... 12/7/2005
The Glendale senior had his first swimming lesson at the ripe age of 3.
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MU swim team savors record-breaking meet 12/5/2005
By AUDREY HOLADAY - Columbia Missourian
The young Tigers broke a 24-year-old school record at the Texas Invitational. -
Bruins, Kewpies finish behind host 12/4/2005
AREA ROUNDUP - Columbia Tribune
In St. Louis, host Parkway West prevailed in a triangular meet against Hickman and Rock Bridge, scoring 84 points to the Bruins’ 71 and the Kewpies’ 32. -
Bruins, Kewps swimmers establish qualifying times
12/3/2005
AREA ROUNDUP - Columbia Tribune
The Rock Bridge and Hickman boys swimming teams were defeated by Parkway Central in a triangular yesterday in Chesterfield. -
Bruins win races at Blue Springs Relays 11/23/2005
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Rock Bridge and Hickman qualify for state 11/23/2005
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Swim On The Dotted Line 11/22/2005
Boilermakers ink three for 2006-07 during Fall signing period
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Pierce, Silvey shine in Kansas City 11/20/2005
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Tigers Fight to Maintain Standings On Final Day of Purdue Invite
11/20/05
Tiger Swimming Website
...Sullivan turned in a 16:57.27 in the women's 1650 free to rank third in program history. -
Bruins sign 11/16/2005
Two Rock Bridge athletes signed college scholarships yesterday. -
Tigers’ Sullivan swimming strongly, having fun
11/3/2005
By ANGELA BUSCH of the Tribune’s staff
It’s Oct. 8, and the Missouri swim team is involved in the Show-Me Showdown, the first official meet at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. It’s time for the women’s 500-yard freestyle. -
Durnil, Hunter shine in CSC meet 10/31/2005
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Columbia swimmers rank in top 10 10/28/2005
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Tigers Swim To Tie With National Power Texas 10/13/2005
Tiger Swimming Website
Freshman Granger sets two school records to lead Tiger attack... -
Olympic champion offers advice to young swimmers
10/12/2005
By MIKE POUND - Joplin Globe
It was perhaps the worst day in his life, and Brendan Hansen didn't think things could get any worse... -
MU teams swim way to Showdown win 10/10/2005
By ANGELA BUSCH of the Tribune’s staff
This was it. It all came down to this. -
CSC swimmers earn academic honors 10/9/2005
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MU freshman swimmers will contribute 10/6/2005
By AUDREY HOLADAY - Columbia Missourian
... Both are also expected to play an important role in improving last year's 6-2 record. Of the 25 freshmen, 12 of those swim on the women's team. ... -
Swim and Dive team, alumni compete 9/27/2005
By BLAINE GRIDER - UM Maneater
Alumni swim team members came to campus on Saturday to get a chance to break in the new swimming facilities and watch an exhibition put on by the current dive ... -
Swimming Honors 9/25/2005
By DAVE MATTER - Columbia Tribune
In the better-late-than-never category, Hickman’s girls 400 freestyle relay team received some national recognition... -
CSC swimmers earn academic awards 9/21/2005
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Hunter sets CSC records 8/10/2005
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Local swimmers win at Show-Me Games 8/2/2005
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CSC sets Show-Me Games records 7/27/2005
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Sullivan takes second at regional 7/25/2005
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World Champs, Day 1 Night Session: United States Regains Glory in
Men's 400 Freestyle Relay 7/24/2005
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Speedo Sectionals Heat Up; Bruce Highlights Action in Oklahoma City 7/22/2005
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CSC swimmers shine at regional 7/21/2005
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CSC’s Sullivan and Hunter win 7/14/2005
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Columbia’s title-winning trio - Cornell, Hickey, Tekotte highlight
banner year. 6/30/2005
By JUSTIN TAYLOR of the Tribune’s staff
It was a successful year for Columbia’s high school sports teams. They finished with eight district titles, six top-eight state finishes and two state championships. -
Back in the water 6/27/2005
By CHRISTOPHER McCRARY - Columbia Missourian
Past high school, college athlete returns to pool -
New MU coaches share enthusiasm, experience 6/24/2005
By ERIKA LACHANCE - Columbia Missourian
MU assistant swimming and diving coach Stefanie Williams, right, started working with the Tigers at the beginning of the summer semester. ... -
Marshall school board OKs adding swimming to sport lineup
6/22/2005
The Marshall Democrat-News
Athletes at Marshall High School will be able to take to the water next year with the Marshall Board of Education's approval of swimming as a school sport. ... -
Race against champs 6/19/2005
By CHRISTOPHER McCRARY - Columbia Missourian
Clinic swimmers try for bragging rights, test Olympians -
Olympians share knowledge 6/19/2005
By DAVE MATTER of the Tribune’s staff
Gaines, Correia give youngsters swimming tips. -
CSC breaks records 6/19/2005
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Years later, Gaines still inspirational 6/17/2005
By CHRISTOPHER McCRARY - Columbia Missourian
Olympic gold medal swimmer comes to Columbia for a clinic. -
My talent pool quite shallow in swimming 6/12/2005
By Sharon Harl - Columbia Missourian
...Then our kids took up a crusade to teach us to swim. First, they started with dear old Dad.... -
Life aquatic comes to Mizzou 6/5/2005
By CHRISTOPHER McCRARY - Columbia Missourian
Starting 5:30 a.m. on Monday, Missouri students can enter a jungle, float around a lazy river, spin around in a massive vortex, and swim under a waterfall surrounded by palm-trees. -
Fast finale puts Kewpies fifth 5/22/2005
By RUSSELL COOPER of the Tribune’s staff
School marks fall in Hickman’s best finish since 1999. -
Kewpies smash school records at state meet 5/21/2005
By the Tribune’s staff
Hickman broke two school records and advanced to the championship finals of several events yesterday during the preliminary round of the MSHSAA Swimming and Diving Championships at the Rec-Plex in St. Peters. -
Freshmen lead Bruins 5/19/2005
By JUSTIN TAYLOR of the Tribune’s staff
There is going to be a new addition to the Missouri State High School Activities Association’s girls state swimming and diving championships tomorrow at the Rec-Plex in St. Peters: Rock Bridge. -
Hickman eyes top 10 5/19/2005
By JUSTIN TAYLOR of the Tribune’s staff
Hickman swimming Coach John Hamilton doesn’t think the Kewpies have a chance at winning the girls state swimming and diving title when the Missouri State High School Activities Association’s state championships begin tomorrow at the Rec-Plex in St. Peters. -
Owls Add Prep Standout To Signing Class 5/18/2005
Rice University head swim coach Seth Huston announced the signing of Columbia, Mo., native Natalie Kirchhoff to a national letter of intent, bringing the Owls' 2005-06 recruiting class to seven signees -
CSC’s Hunter wins swimming events 5/17/2005
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Local swimmers come tantalizingly close 5/15/05
By RUS BAER of the Tribune’s staff
Facing their final opportunity to qualify for the state championships, several Hickman and Rock Bridge swimmers shaved seconds off their previous best times during yesterday’s last-chance qualifier at Hickman pool. -
Water beckons Waid 5/15/05
By JOE WALLJASPER Tribune sports editor
When Tim Waid grew up in Columbia in the 1960s, swimming was one of the few organized sports for kids. He competed for the Columbia Swim Club and then for Hickman, finishing second in the state in the 50-yard freestyle as a sophomore. -
Girls swimming - Kewpies, Bruins fall 5/08/05
By the Tribune's staff
Parkway South claimed a double dual against Hickman and Rock Bridge... -
Girls Swimming - Hickman takes second 5/07/05
By the Tribune's staff
Parkway West defeated Hickman and Rock Bridge yesterday... -
CHS seniors create artificial swimming leg 5/04/05
By LAURA SCHULER, Chillicothe Constitution Tribune
... Grant Williams, of Chillicothe, was swimming with an artificial leg designed and built by three Chillicothe High School seniors, Lucas Cavin, Rhett Rumery and ... -
Hickman girls swimming and diving team finishes second in
invitational 05/01/2005
By the Tribune’s staff
The Hickman girls swimming team placed second and Rock Bridge ninth in yesterday’s 22-team Springfield Invitational. -
Alumni return for final lap 05/01/2005
By RYAN RIORDAN - Columbia Missourian
... On Saturday, they were there at its last event. Putnam and Lawson were part of the first Missouri team to swim in the pool in 1964. ... -
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Swimming - Natatorium closing 04/29/2005
Columbia Missourian
The Missouri men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs will hold the “Last Lap at the Nat"... -
Recreation Complex approaches completion 04/29/2005
By Betsy Mikel, The Maneater
Construction crews have begun putting the finishing touches on the outdoor swimming pool at the Student Recreation Complex... -
Girls Swimming - Parkway South Invitational 04/24/2005
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Kewpies Victorious in Dual Meet 04/16/2005
Columbia Missourian
A sweep of the three relay events led Hickman to victories over Mary Institute Saint Louis Country Day School (MICDS) and Blue Springs South in its duel meet on Friday at Hickman. Rock Bridge defeated MICDS but fell short against Blue Springs South. -
Kewps looking good 04/16/2005
By RUSSELL COOPER of the Tribune’s staff
John Hamilton knows this is a tough stretch of the season for his swimmers and divers. -
Fast freshmen leading squads 04/13/2005
By MASON MOCABEE, Columbia Missourian
Bruins’ and Kewpies’ swim teams have had unexpected success. A strong youth movement has the Rock Bridge swimming and diving team taking shape. Thirteen of the 17 Bruins who competed in their most recent meet were freshmen. -
Columbia swimmers break records 4/12/2005
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Lafayette sets sights on "fivepeat" 04/09/2005
By Joe Lyons - Post-Dispatch
While the Lancers will no doubt miss last year's veterans, the graduation losses also represent new opportunities... -
Bruins starting to make waves 04/09/2005
By JUSTIN TAYLOR of the Tribune’s staff
With only 25 yards to go in the 500-yard freestyle - the longest event in high school swimming - the distance race became a sprint -
Hickman girls' swimming dominates dual meet 04/09/2005
By MASON MOCABEE, Columbia Missourian
The Hickman girls’ swimming and diving team defeated Rock Bridge and Glendale in a dual meet on Friday at Hickman. Rock Bridge also dropped its meet against Glendale. -
Pierce competes at world trials 04/09/2005
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Illustrated On Campus Honors Coventry and Lochte
04/08/2005
By John Lohn - SwimInfo.com
WHEN it came time for Sports Illustrated on Campus to select its Collegiate Swimmers of the Year, there shouldn’t have been much debate: Auburn's Kirsty...
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Phelps
will swim same eight events at worlds 04/05/2005
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Hickman swimmers capture invitational 04/03/2005
By the Tribune’s staff
The Hickman girls swim team dominated during the 18-team City of Roses Invitational yesterday in Cape Girardeau. -
Missouri swim team honored 03/30/2005
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Bruins set to make splash 03/24/2005
By JUSTIN TAYLOR of the Tribune’s staff
Change is already apparent for the Rock Bridge girls swimming and diving team. After failing to have anyone qualify for the state meet last season, the Bruins’ fortunes are changing thanks to a quality group of freshmen. -
Experienced Kewps ready for state run 03/24/2005
By JUSTIN TAYLOR of the Tribune’s staff
Last season, despite having only five girls qualify for the state meet, Hickman placed a respectable seventh with 108.5 points. - Women's
Breaststrokes Are Stacked for World Trials 03/24/2005
By John Lohn - SwimInfo.com
INDIANAPOLIS, March 24. WE'RE almost there. One week from now, the United States squad for this summer's FINA World Championships in Montreal will start to take form. As alw... -
Diver takes the plunge again 03/23/2005
By RUS BAER of the Tribune’s staff
Not quite five years ago, Aaron Ashworth left Columbia as the greatest high school diver in Missouri history. - Women's
NCAA Div. 1 Champs, Day 3 Finals: Bruce Defeats Field Of Olympians
To Capture 200 Breast 03/19/2005
By Dan Mihalik SwimInfo.com
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, March 19. IN a race of Olympic proportions, Caroline Bruce stood above her Olympic brethren in the 200 breaststroke final. The Stanford freshman set ... -
Women's NCAA Div. I Champs, Day 2 Finals: Bruce Takes 100 Breast,
Holds Off Talented Field 03/18/2005
By Dan Mihalik SwimInfo.com
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, March 18. CAROLINE Bruce of Stanford was seeded in third place after the morning prelims of the 100 breaststroke. But her time of 59.55 was not only ... -
CSC competes at regionals 03/10/2005
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MICDS' Zenk is in a class by himself 03/08/2005
By JIM INGHRAM Special to the Post-Dispatch
SWIMMER OF THE YEAR - Wanting her two small sons to be water safe for family visits to Florida, Priscilla Zenk made sure her youngest son, David, and his older brother Thomas were accustomed to pools and the water... -
Colorful matchup kicks off season 03/06/2005
By MASON MOCABEE - Columbia Missourian, MO
Although the teams receive separate scores, Rock Bridge and Hickman girls’ swimming and diving teams operate as one. ... -
Men Take 3rd, Women Take 5th at Big 12 Championships
02/26/2005
College Station, Texas - The University of Missouri men's and women's swimming and diving teams closed out the 2005 Big 12 Conference Championship meet tonight with solid performances... -
MU swimmers get it together 02/21/2005
Columbia Missourian
The freshman swimmers overcooked the pasta and it stuck to the pan, but the Missouri men’s swimming and diving team still had a great time at its dinner ... -
Willett, Caldwell claim top-five finishes at state
02/13/2005
By JUSTIN TAYLOR of the Tribune’s staff
ST. PETERS - Hickman senior John Willett sat on bleachers with his headphones blaring the punk/ska tunes of the Supertones. -
Going against the odds 02/11/2005
By JUSTIN TAYLOR of the Tribune’s staff
Living up to an older brother’s reputation can be tough, but not as tough as being a midshipman in the U.S. Naval Academy. -
After seven tough seasons, Bruins finally make waves
02/11/2005
By JUSTIN TAYLOR of the Tribune’s staff
The Rock Bridge swimming and diving team has made steady progress during its first seven years of existence. -
Kewps senior survives last chance close shave
02/06/2005
By JUSTIN TAYLOR of the Tribune’s staff
For Hickman senior Derek Kriegshauser, it was his last chance in the last race of his career at Hickman pool. Like many of his teammates, the Hickman senior sported a completely shaved look. It would end up paying off, making his last race a memorable one. -
Staying in the swim 02/05/2005
By JUSTIN TAYLOR of the Tribune’s staff
While the rest of the Rock Bridge and Hickman swimming teams prepare for an opportunity to qualify for the state championships in their respective events today during the Last Chance Qualifier at Hickman pool, it will be a different sort of day for Matt Montgomery. -
CSC hosts winter invitational 02/04/2005
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Columbia Swim Club shines in Indy 01/25/2005
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Local swimmer among nation’s best 01/12/2005
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