Swimming in the News

Local Swimming and Swimmers "In the News"

	Hickman, Rock Bridge swimming teams boast experience 9/5/08 By RYAN NILSSON of the Tribune’s staff When Hickman’s Michael Sheahen won the 500-yard freestyle at the MSHSAA Swimming and Diving Championships a year ago...
	Swimmers succeed in KC, Indy 8/17/08 YOUTH ROUNDUP - Columbia Tribune
	CSC swimmers compete nationally 8/17/08 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	CSC thrives at KC meet 8/3/08 Columbia Daily Tribune By the Tribune’s staff The Columbia Swim Club competed at the Missouri Valley Swimming Division 2 East Championship in Kansas City last weekend. ...
	Extreme makeover 7/27/08 By RUS BAER of the Tribune’s staff The days of leaky gym roofs and crummy locker room facilities are coming to an end at Hickman … eventually.
	Local swim clubs compete 7/27/08 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	CSC swimmers succeed at sectional 7/26/08 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	U.S. swimmer Hardy begins doping appeal 7/25/08 Reuters UK
	Amid turmoil, Torres' coach faces life-threatening diagnosis 7/24/08 NBCOlympics.com
	Olympic qualifier Jaben tests positive for steroids; trip to Beijing in doubt 7/17/08 Kansas City Star
	Olympic notebook: Mission Hills swimmer Bollier reaches 200-meter butterfly finals 7/1/08 Kansas City Star
	Pierce places 45th in 100 breaststroke 7/1/08 Columbia Daily Tribune Swimming in the eighth of 14 heats, Pierce finished with a time of 1 minute, 11.46 seconds. She was 4.61 seconds off the pace of leader Jessica Hardy. ...
	Phelps’ record gives trials an early kick 6/30/08 Columbia Daily Tribune Day 2 of the trials began at 11 a.m. today. Columbia native Leah Pierce was scheduled to compete in the eighth heat of the women’s 100 breaststroke of today’s morning session.
	CSC succeeds at long-course meet 6/29/08 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Stupp has five shots at making US team 6/29/08 St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Not many kids can swim that many events," said her mother, Julie. Liz Smith, a Parkway South graduate, will compete in four events at the trials, ...
	Pierce taking the swim lane less traveled 6/28/08 By RUS BAER of the Tribune’s staff Leah Pierce has been dreaming of swimming in the U.S. Olympic Trials for as long as she can remember.
	Manta Rays win three events at major meet 6/26/08 By CHRIS ALLEN - The Marshall Democrat-News Two members of the Salt Fork YMCA Swim Club won blue ribbons last weekend during the Columbia Swim Club ...
	Bruins bring home the hardware in historic seasons 6/22/08 By RUS BAER - Columbia Tribune Here’s a look back at the best of a historic sports season.
	CSC swimmers compete over weekend 6/11/08 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Zone qualifiers 5/25/08 YOUTH ROUNDUP - Columbia Tribune
	SWIMMING SIGNING STUFF 5/25/08 PREP NOTES by RUS BAER - Columbia Tribune
	Pierce qualifies for Olympic Trials 5/21/08 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	CSC swimmers compete 5/18/08 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Swim site conflict opens debate over sport's video rights 5/7/08 By BRETT KNIGHT - Columbia Missourian When USA Swimming banned the swimming Web site Floswimming’s press credential, it opened debate over its new partnership with a media company.
	Chasing the dream 4/27/08 Columbia Daily Tribune That caught the attention of the Israeli national swim team’s director, who explained to Jaben the concept of Aliyah, the Hebrew word for Israel’s Law of ...
	Ceiling tiles crash swimming practice 4/25/08 News-Leader.com - Springfield,MO,USA Udermann said the swim teams sometimes feel like the "forgotten" programs on campus despite their success, which includes conference championships for the ...
	MU swimmers transition to long course 4/17/2008 Columbia Missourian The MU swim team has made its annual switch from short course swimming to long course, a transition that has implications for practices and races alike. ...
	Former Blue Valley student finds his way to Beijing for Olympics 4/16/2008 Kansas City Star After distinguishing himself with the Kansas City Blazers club swim team, Max Jaben lasted a couple of years at the University of Florida before all but giving up ...
	New swim suit making waves, controversy 4/15/2008 Columbia Missourian FINA, the international governing body for swimming, met with the world’s top swimsuit manufacturers in an emergency meeting Saturday to determine whether ...
	Swimmer Phelps is focused on gold at Olympics 4/14/2008 Kansas City Star I’m pretty lazy when I’m not swimming.” He said that smiling. But he added with seriousness that while he is “beginning to understand” what’s going on with ...
	College athletes struggle to find new identities 4/14/2008 Columbia Missourian ... aware that people knew you as an athlete, and now I’m just like the other 28000 people here,” said Travis Floyd, a two-time captain of the MU swim team. ...
	CSC swimmers compete at nationals 4/6/2008 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Missouri graduate runs up-and-coming swimming site 4/3/2008 Columbia Missourian When Garrett McCaffrey’s friend Ben Askren, the former Missouri wrestling star, put him in contact with Martin and Mark Floreani, brothers who had started the Flocasts online network, McCaffrey jumped at the chance to cover swimming, the sport he loves.
	Jumping at his chance 3/27/2008 Columbia Daily Tribune Missouri’s Dante Jones — who began diving just four years ago — will be competing in the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships this today through Saturday in ...
	Swim team will stay afloat, for a while 3/17/2008 Kansas City Star At least for the short term, the financially embattled swim team won’t go under. In my column last week, I explained that money to pay the coach’s salary ...
	CSC fourth at Missouri Valley event 3/16/2008 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	CSC swimmers shine at sectional 3/3/2008 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Grand Prix wraps up, expected to return 2/18/2008 Columbia Missourian “When you can’t use your arms for three weeks, that’s a big deal,” said coach Bob Bowman of Club Wolverine, Phelps’ club swim team. “And to overcome it like ...
	Olympic hopefuls showing good potential at Missouri Grand Prix 2/18/2008 By BRETT KNIGHT Missourian Adam Ritter and Caitlin Leverenz are encouraged about their chances of making the Olympics after their performances thus far at the Missouri Grand Prix.
	A quest to prove she’s clean 2/18/2008 By DAVE MATTER of the Tribune’s staff Anne Tierney digs her toes into the shoulders. Sitting nearby on a folding table, Steve Sierra pats the balls of his feet up and down the legs. For those who wonder how 40-year-old Dara Torres can swim faster than upstart Olympians half her age - and for those whose wonder turns to suspicion - this is what Torres considers the secret of her success: meticulous training and recovery.
	Hungry Coughlin sets world record 2/18/2008 By DAVE MATTER of the Tribune’s staff Shortly after breaking the world record in the 100-meter backstroke, Natalie Coughlin unveiled the secret to her success: the promise of Bandana’s Bar-B-Q.
	The world is not enough 2/18/2008 By JOE WALLJASPER Tribune sports editor After winning the 400-meter individual medley yesterday morning, Katie Hoff showed her first slight sign of weakness all weekend.
	World record falls at eye-opening meet 2/17/2008 By DAVE MATTER of the Tribune’s staff Who said you can’t swim fast in the morning?
	Record keepers stay busy at Missouri Grand Prix 2/17/2008 By BRETT KNIGHT Missourian If the last day of the Missouri Grand Prix swimming meet goes anything like the first two, the record books might have to be completely rewritten. Sunday’s finals session saw meet records fall in nine of 10 events and pool records fall in eight of 10.
	Caldwell, Bruins finish fast at state 2/17/2008 By RYAN NILSSON of the Tribune’s staff ST. PETERS - Before the consolation final of the 100-yard breaststroke could begin, officials at yesterday’s MSHSAA Swimming and Diving Championships gathered to discuss a call.
	Rock Bridge seventh, Hickman 28th in girls swimming 2/16/2008 By Missourian staff The Rock Bridge girls swim team had an impressive performance at the state championships Saturday in St. Peter’s
	Two records fall at Missouri Grand Prix 2/16/2008 By BRETT KNIGHT Missourian Katie Hoff broke a long-standing record in the 400-free, and Kirsty Coventry broke the world record in the 200-back in the Missouri Grand Prix’s first finals session.
	10 Things You Didn’t Know About Competitive Swimming 2/16/2008 By BRETT KNIGHT Missourian In honor of the Missouri Gran Priz, the Missourian offers assorted facts and tidbits about the sport.
	Veteran continues strong run at Grand Prix 2/16/2008 By BRETT KNIGHT Missourian Mary Descenza, a swimmer on the U.S. National Team, is less focused on making money and more on having fun.
	Women's swimmers first to set records at Grand Prix 2/16/2008 By BRETT KNIGHT Missourian Katie Hoff broke a long-standing record in the 400-free, and Kirsty Coventry broke the world record in the 200-back in the Missouri Grand Prix’s first finals session.
	Bruins advance to five finals at Missouri state swim meet 2/16/2008 By the Tribune’s staff Rock Bridge set five school records and advanced to today’s finals in each of those events on the first day of the MSHSAA Swimming and Diving Championships at the Rec-Plex in St. Peters.
	First day leaves promise of exciting meet 2/16/2008 By DAVE MATTER of the Tribune’s staff The stars came out last night at the Mizzou Aquatics Center as some of the world’s elite swimmers splashed through the first preliminary session of the Missouri Grand Prix.
	From junior high to the national spotlight 2/15/2008 By BRETT KNIGHT Missourian Willa Wang, a 13-year-old from Ann Arbor, easily won her heat of the 200-meter butterfly preliminaries at the Missouri Grand Prix Friday.
	Swimmers post fast times during the first day of the Missouri Grand Prix 2/15/2008 By BRETT KNIGHT Missourian The Missouri Grand Prix kicked off Friday with three pool records.
	Swimming's spotlight shines on MU 2/15/2008 By Vahe Gregorian St. Louis Post-Dispatch When Brian Hoffer took over as University of Missouri swimming coach 16 years ago, he inherited an antiquated facility befitting the ...
	Two MU swimmers hopeful for a chance for U.S. Olympic trials 2/14/2008 By BRETT KNIGHT Missourian Lori Halvorson and Colleen Gordon will participate in the Missouri Grand Prix, which begins on Friday, hoping for a chance to compete for an Olympic spot.
	Back in the swim 2/14/2008 By RYAN NILSSON of the Tribune’s staff Katherine Caldwell’s illness fully manifested itself at the 2006 Region VIII Spring Speedo Championships Series in Oklahoma City during the first week of March.
	High school swimmers taper off before state meet 2/13/2008 By BRETT KNIGHT COLUMBIA — Columbia Missourian When the Hickman and Rock Bridge girl’s swim teams travel to St. Peters for the state championships beginning Friday at the
	Olympic atmosphere 12/13/2008 By DAVE MATTER of the Tribune’s staff For four days, Columbia will be America’s hot spot for the best swimming talent the country has to offer. Beginning Friday at the Mizzou Aquatics Center, 22 Olympians are expected to be among the field of 640 swimmers at the Missouri Grand Prix.
	Nations top swimmers converge on Columbia, MU 2/13/2008 By BRETT KNIGHT COLUMBIA — Columbia Missourian Phelps will swim in the 200-fly, an event in which he broke the world record at last year’s Grand Prix. Anderson urged fans to attend the finals sessions, ...
	Dual rule is popular at the pool 2/12/08 JOE HARRIS - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
	New Suit set to make big splash for Michael Phelps - 2/12/08 JANICE LLOYD - USA TODAY When Michael Phelps flies off the blocks in the new Speedo Lzr Racer this weekend at the Missouri Grand Prix meet, he will be racing in a bodysuit he's spent the last two years helping develop with his coach Bob Bowman.
	CSC swimmers make qualifying times 2/11/08 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Take a chance 2/10/08 By RYAN NILSSON of the Tribune’s staff "Swimming … parallels life in many ways, so to establish your independence in swimming makes you more independent in your decisions in life. ...
	MU swimmers have plenty in reserve vs. Huskers 2/10/08 By DAVE MATTER of the Tribune’s staff "It’sa four-day competition, so you’ve really got to get used to swimming really hard one day and coming back the next giving it your all. ...
	Swimming's elite to compete at meet in Columbia 2/7/2008 World Record holder Michael Phelps headlines a star-studded field preparing for the Beijing games this summer By WILLIAM POWELL - Columbia Missourian
	Columbia Swimmers use meet as last chance 2/7/2008 the unscored meet is an opportunity for athletes to try and lower their times to qualify for the state championships By BRETT KNIGHT - Columbia Missourian
	Deep Field of Swimming Talent to Compete at Missouri Grand Prix 2/7/2008 USA Swimming
	Parkway South dual 2/2/08 Columbia Tribune Rock Bridge’s Kate Hunt won two individual events and was on the winning 400-yard freestyle relay during the dual in St. Louis.
	Rock Bridge, Hickman tune up for state 2/2/08 Columbia Missourian The Rock Bridge and Hickman girls swim teams were defeated by state powerhouse Parkway South for the third time each this season in a double dual ...
	Flowers preaches resolve 2/1/08 By RYAN NILSSON - Columbia Tribune Vonetta Flowers is famous for becoming the first athlete, male or female, of African descent to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics.
	WIN honors Columbia athletes 2/1/08 Columbia Tribune After Vonetta Flowers’ speech, the Women’s Intersport Network handed out awards at its 11th annual luncheon.
	Olympian Vonetta Flowers speaks at Women's Intersport Network Luncheon 1/31/08 Columbia Missourian - Columbia,MO,USA ... Nicole Mello (Smithton Middle School cross country)-Youth Athlete of the Year, Katherine Caldwell (Rock Bridge High School swimming)-Courage Award and ...
	CSC members compete in Kansas 1/27/08 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Springfield Invitational 1/27/08 Columbia Daily Tribune Rock Bridge placed fourth and Hickman was seventh in the 21-team event, which was won by Glendale.
	The water’s fine for Tigers 1/27/08 By DAVE MATTER Columbia Daily Tribune Veteran swimmers honored before victories over Iowa.
	Three swimmers join Saints for spring semester 1/24/08 Limestone College Sports Information
	Greater Kansas City Invitational 1/20/08 Columbia Daily Tribune Rock Bridge took second behind Blue Springs and Hickman finished eighth in the 13-team invitational.
	Parkway South Invitational 1/13/08 Columbia Daily Tribune Katherine Caldwell’s first-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke led the Bruins to a fourth-place finish in Ballwin.
	CSC swimmers win in Kansas City 1/12/08 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Meet The New Kid: Wyatt Hodges 1/7/08 Purdue Athletic Website Hodges could become the next great breaststroke swimmer at Purdue.
	Columbia swimmers work now for future rewards 1/6/08 By RYAN NILSSON Columbia Daily Tribune Columbia swimmers endured a rigorous week of training last week. They paid for the tough practices at yesterday’s meet against Blue Springs South at Hickman pool.
	Coaching keeps couple together 1/6/08 By DANIEL STAUDINGER Missourian From across the pool it is easy to see the bond that Linda Hamilton shares with her swim coach husband John.
	Putting it in ‘override’ 12/23/07 By RUS BAER of the Tribune’s staff Feeling a bit under the weather, Rock Bridge swimmer Catherine Caldwell had her workload trimmed down to two events during yesterday’s COMO Invitational at Hickman pool.
	Bruins, Kewpies post 16 state qualifying times at COMO Invitational 12/22/07 Columbia Missourian “What works so well for us here at this pool is that we have very few meets in Columbia because of the constant travel, so the fact that we are able to swim ...
	Mello makes her mark in cross country 12/22/07 Columbia Daily Tribune "I just did that because that’s what I do in swimming: We cheer our teammates," Nicole said. "Every single time one of your teammates race, you cheer for ...
	Rock Bridge opens swim season strong 12/9/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Missouri swim team signs seven 12/8/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune Five swimmers and two divers, including Columbia’s Kayla Durnil, have signed national letters of intent to join the Missouri program for the 2008-09 season.
	Prep swimmers watch and learn 12/7/07 By RYAN NILSSON of the Tribune's staff In previous seasons Rock Bridge and Hickman girls swimming Coach John Hamilton has shown his teams instructional ...
	Wen sets records at Level II meet 12/6/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	MU swimmers making a splash 12/4/07 By JORDAN WALKER Missourian The women are ranked 18th, and the men 20th in the College Swimming Coaches Association of America poll. When asked why Missouri is experiencing such an impressive run so far, players responded with the same answer: team unity.
	CSC swimmers set records 11/27/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Stephens College finding its place in the pool 11/13/07 By JORDAN WALKER Missourian Stephens freshman Lauren Holman, center, talks with teammates during a break in practice at Stephens Natatorium last week. The team recently moved from Division III to the NAIA under the leadership of coach Laura Wacker.
	Kewpie, Bruins win swim crowns 11/11/07 By RUS BAER of the Tribune’s staff ST. PETERS - It’s been a long time since a Hickman boy last won an individual state swimming title. For Rock Bridge, it’s been forever - literally.
	Hickman’s Bonuchi adds diving victory 11/11/07 By RUS BAER of the Tribune’s staff ST. PETERS - Hickman’s state championship diving fraternity was well-represented yesterday at the Rec-Plex during the MSHSAA Championships.
	Rockhurst wins state title 11/11/07 Kansas City Star - MO,USA Rockhurst winning the Missouri state swimming and diving championship shouldn't be a shocker to anyone who follows the sport, but the way the Hawklets did ...
	Rockhurst swimmers make strong move toward fourth straight title 11/10/07 Kansas City Star - MO,USA Bolin beat out Columbia Hickman’s Michael Sheahen by a little more than a half-second in the 500 free after watching Sheahen put up a time nearly 2 1/2 seconds faster than Bolin’s seed time...
	Rock Bridge swimmers realize potential 11/9/07 By RYAN NILSSON of the Tribune’s staff Even when Wyatt Hodges, Bob Markie, Sam Rainey, Michael Schoelz and Brandon Walker were in eighth grade they were on Rock Bridge and Hickman swimming Coach John Hamilton’s radar.
	Back from the brink 11/9/007 By RUS BAER of the Tribune’s staff As the first day of practice for the boys swimming and diving season approached in August, Hickman and Rock Bridge Coach John Hamilton had a letter composed and all set to send out to his divers.
	CSC swimmers set records 11/5/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Wavemakers compete in Lawrence 11/3/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Hickman and Rock Bridge swimmers persevere 11/2/07 By JORDAN WALKER Missourian Even though much of the pool at Hickman High School, including the diving board, is in disrepair, swimmers have found a way to have a successful season.
	Springfield double dual 10/28/07 Columbia Daily Tribune Rock Bridge split a pair of duals, beating Lindbergh 57-44 and falling to Glendale 54-47, while Hickman lost a pair, falling to Kickapoo 68-33 and Rockhurst 86-16, yesterday in Springfield.
	Rock Bridge swim team takes second 10/27/07 Columbia Daily Tribune The Rock Bridge boys swimming team picked up 313 points to finish second yesterday at the Springfield Invitational.
	Independence Invitational 10/21/07 Columbia Daily Tribune Rock Bridge was second and Hickman eighth at the 20-team meet.
	Winter diving retreat 10/21/07 Columbia Daily Tribune Hickman sophomore David Bonuchi has earned a trip to sunny Puerto Rico
	Divers bright spot for Tigers in loss to A&M 10/21/07 Columbia Daily Tribune
	Greater Kansas City Classic high school boys swimming and diving finals results 10/15/07 Blue Springs Examiner
	Greater Kansas City Invitational 10/14/07 Columbia Daily Tribune The Bruins took second and the Kewpies seventh in the 18-team event.
	CSC second at Halloween Classic 10/10/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Hickman's Bonuchi takes national success to high school level 10/9/07 Columbia Missourian A broken left wrist held Bonuchi out of Hickman's first meet this year, but in his debut at the DeSmet Swimming Invitational last weekend, Bonuchi put on a ...
	Wavemakers compete in Springfield 10/8/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Blue Springs South Invitational 10/7/07 Columbia Daily Tribune Rock Bridge finished second and Hickman was sixth during the small meet won by Rockhurst.
	Piercing The Waters 10/4/07 Purdue Swimming & Diving Sophomore Leah Pierce finds a second family at Purdue
	DeSmet Invitational 9/30/07 Columbia Daily Tribune Competing at the Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Rock Bridge placed third and Hickman eighth in the eight-team field that was led by Rockhurst.
	Wright sets CSC short-course record 9/30/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Hickman’s Sheahen shines against rival; Rock Bridge wins 9/23/07 By RYAN NILSSON of the Tribune’s staff When Blue Springs’ Zach Bolin dived off the starting block to swim the anchor leg of the boys 400-yard freestyle relay at yesterday’s COMO Invite, his team was in third place. The Wildcats trailed Rock Bridge by 0.16 seconds and Kickapoo by 2.63 seconds.
	CSC swimmers win academic honor 9/19/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Rock Bridge, Hickman swimmers focus on future invite 9/16/07 By RYAN NILSSON of the Tribune’s staff After Thursday’s practice, Rock Bridge and Hickman boys swimming Coach John Hamilton said the top teams in the state have a handful of athletes who can swim just about any stroke any distance and finish with a quality time. The Bruins proved with their individual performances yesterday that they are once again among the state’s elite in the water.
	Grass roots club teams pay off for local squads 9/15/07 By RYAN NILSSON of the Tribune’s staff Experienced Bruins, Kewpies keep eye on state.
	CSC swimmers receive honors 9/11/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Ozark Invitational 9/9/07 Columbia Daily Tribune In Springfield, Rock Bridge’s Wyatt Hodges set school and pool records in the 100-yard breaststroke
	Rock Bridge, Hickman struggle 9/8/07 Columbia Daily Tribune The Bruins and Kewpies both struggled as they competed against multiple squads in Springfield
	Nicks sets CSC record at Zones 8/14/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Durnil, Hodges set CSC records 8/11/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	MU swimmers achieved personal bests at Nationals 8/8/07 Columbia Missourian ... the final day of the ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championship, the final course of Nationals before the 2008 Olympic Team Trials in swimming. ...
	MAC swim team has success 8/2/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	CSC swimmers place sixth at meet 7/31/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Swimmers race in long-course event 7/26/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	CSC enjoys successful weekend 7/25/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Swimmers compete for titles this weekend in Lenexa 7/24/07 Kansas City Star
	Tigers win Region VIII swim meet 7/23/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Tigers have strong regional showing 7/22/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	CSC, Wavemakers compete in Quincy 7/10/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	All-American Boy 7/9/07 PREP NOTES - Columbia Tribune
	Pierce makes national cut 7/3/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	CSC swimmers set records 6/26/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	MMAC swimmers compete in KC 6/19/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Swimmers win in Memphis, Jeff City 6/11/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Recognizing the best of 2006-07 6/6/07 Columbia Daily Tribune ...the 2006-07 high school sports season offered some unforgettable experiences.
	SOMO swimmer showing confidence 6/5/07 Columbia Missourian Matthew Montgomery even has experience competing with the Rock Bridge High School swimming team for two years. Both his mother and his former coach John .
	CSC swimmers win in St. Louis 6/4/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Stephens College adds two athletes 5/25/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Novice lifeguards train for season of sun 5/25/07 Columbia Missourian The city has about 136 lifeguards lined up, and Twehous said that's enough to staff all of the city's swimming holes. While the concern about a lack of ...
	MU swim team competes at Michigan 5/24/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	CSC swimmers win in Kansas City 5/17/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Betz top finisher at swim event 5/13/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Hickman’s Jones among MU recruits 5/8/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Walker sets CSC records 5/6/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Diving In 4/17/07 Columbia Daily Tribune
	Spring Signing Time 4/15/07 Columbia Daily Tribune Elizabeth Harper didn’t swim a lick for her high school team, but that didn’t keep the Rock Bridge senior from gaining a Division I scholarship. ...
	Boone Life: Treading water 4/8/07 Columbia Missourian Wearing a now-soaked T-shirt, khaki pants and tennis shoes, the Hartsburg resident quickly starts swimming laps with the other 44 men and one woman wearing ...
	CSC’s Hodges competes at nationals 4/3/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Three days, three records 3/30/07 Columbia Missourian Phelps set his third world record in many days Thursday at the World Swimming Championships, wiping out the field in the 200-meter individual medley at Rod ...
	Columbia Swim Club fifth in Wichita 3/13/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	CSC records fall at Region VIII meet 3/11/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	OUR TOWN Katherine Caldwell 3/5/07 Columbia Daily Tribune Her brother, Chuck, swam in the Columbia Swim Club program as well as with the Rock Bridge High School swimming team; her mother, Jeri Doty, ...
	CSC swimmers compete in Springfield 2/27/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Prep Notes 2/25/07 Columbia Daily Tribune ...Claire Piester (Hickman ’06) helped Hope College to a second-place finish...
	Big meet a big draw 2/22/07 Columbia Missourian “It’s been five days now since the meet started, and I think most of us in the swimming community are still pinching ourselves,” Sheahen said. ...
	NCAA-USS Competition Ban Receives Limited Reprieve 2/21/07 CollegeSwimming.com “What we’ve gotten is a reprieve,” Whitten said. “Now it’s up to us to educate the NCAA as to why implementation of this interpretation would be a disaster for our sport."
	Phelps takes it to the limit 2/20/07 Columbia Daily Tribune The 15-year-old Caldwell, who is a ninth-grader at Jefferson Junior High School and swims on the Rock Bridge swim team, finished in eighth place in 1:16.30. ...
	Elite club preparing for Beijing 2/20/07 Columbia Missourian “It’s really a who’s who of the swimming world,” said Jon Urbanchek, special assistant to the USA Swimming National Team and assistant coach of Club ...
	Not a typical teen 2/19/07 Columbia Missourian - Phelps said he enjoyed swimming at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. “I haven’t swam this fast in a season in quite some time,” Phelps said. ...
	Teenager Hoff has found her stroke 2/19/07 Columbia Daily Tribune It’s hard to tell by looking at the youthful face of Katie Hoff, but the 17-year-old swimming sensation is actually a grizzled veteran on the international ...
	MU men third, women fourth at Big 12 swimming 2/19/07 Columbia Daily Tribune The Missouri men’s team finished third and the women’s team was fourth at the conclusion of the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday in ...
	Local swimmers drop times at state 2/18/07 Columbia Daily Tribune PETERS - Parkway West Coach Lane Page wasn’t sure what to make of the Hickman and Rock Bridge teams at the MSHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championships ...
	Texas trio takes world by storm 2/18/07 Columbia Daily Tribune "I was saying to the other Texas guys that by the time they build something like this at UT, we’ll be not swimming any more. Our pool at UT is wonderful, ...
	Phelps sets world record at Grand Prix 2/18/07 Columbia Missourian Jon Urbanchek, special assistant to the USA Swimming National Team, said that Phelps wanted to complete the first hundred meters in 55 seconds. ...
	Phelps seeks major change 2/18/07 Columbia Missourian Diagnosed with attention deficit disorder when he was young, Phelps was known as a hyper kid who never could relax during breaks between youth swimming ...
	Phelps guided by crusade to popularize his sport 2/17/07 Columbia Daily Tribune Phelps says his goal is to change the sport of swimming. He repeatedly came back to that theme during an interview session yesterday before the Missouri ...
	Bruins advance two at state swimming 2/17/07 Columbia Daily Tribune On the first day of the MSHSAA Swimming and Diving Championships, Rock Bridge’s Kate Hunt and Katherine Caldwell and Hickman’s Nathalia Mello advanced to ...
	Olympic swimmers invade MU pool 2/16/07 Columbia Daily Tribune The Missouri Grand Prix is the third stop in the Toyota Grand Prix Series and the last major event before the 2007 World Swimming Championships in Melbourne ...
	MU swimmers break school marks 2/16/07 Columbia Daily Tribune The Missouri men’s swimming team broke two more school records on the second day of the Big 12 Conference meet and sits 31 points behind Texas A&M in third ...
	Kewpies, Bruins swimmers set for state 2/15/07 Columbia Daily Tribune With minutes to go before one of the season’s final practices for the Hickman and Rock Bridge girls swimming teams, that was the scene at the Hickman pool ...
	Tigers women stay out of the cellar 2/15/07 Columbia Daily Tribune Big 12 Championships: The Missouri men were tied with Texas A&M for second place and the MU women were in third after the first day of the Big 12 Swimming ...
	MU hosts swim stars 2/11/07 Columbia Missourian At least 23 members of the United States team for the World Championships will also be competing, along with an elite group of international competitors. ...
	Kewps dive into state 2/11/07 Columbia Daily Tribune ... which he uses to gauge his team’s readiness for state. Although most swimmers who had already qualified for state didn’t swim the events they’ll compete ...
	Twenty-one Olympians to compete in Columbia 2/7/07 USA Swimming More than half of the 2007 World Championship team and a total of 21 American Olympians are expected to compete at the Missouri Grand Prix, Feb. 16-19 at the Mizzou Aquatic Center in Columbia, Mo. The third stop in the Toyota Grand Prix Series, it is the last major competition before Team USA heads to Melbourne for the 2007 FINA World Championships, March 18-April 1 in Melbourne, Australia.
	Parkway West triangular 2/3/07 Columbia Daily Tribune Rock Bridge and Hickman each picked up two firsts and two seconds.
	MU swimmer qualifies for US Olympic Trials 1/30/07 UM Maneater Clark’s swimming career began more than a decade ago, when his interest was more about having a good time with his buddies than collecting medals. ...
	Springfield Invitational 1/28/07 Columbia Daily Tribune Rock Bridge placed third with 256 points and Hickman was sixth with 151.5 in the 22-team event in Springfield
	Hunter, Hunt pace Bruins swimmers 1/27/07 Columbia Daily Tribune The Hickman and Rock Bridge girls swim teams outscored Marshfied, Ozark and Parkview but failed to top Glendale during a multiple dual meet yesterday in ...
	CSC swimmers compete at two meets 1/21/07 AREA SCENE - Columbia Tribune
	Cape Central Invitational 1/21/07 By the Tribune’s staff Rock Bridge placed sixth and Hickman ninth in the 16-team event in Cape Girardeau.
	To swim or to shop? 1/19/07 St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St. Louis,MO,USA Wohrley swims each afternoon with her Timberland High team and then, three times each week, joins McCrary's Clayton Shaw Park team for its two-hour evening ...
	Stretched to the limit 1/17/07 By RUS BAER of the Tribune’s staff Walking along a row of lockers in the dark, dungeon-like surroundings of the Hickman High School boys locker room, an odd surname keeps popping up. TRIB BOARD: High School Athletic Facilities
	Krayzelburg getting his stroke back 1/17/07 USA Today Sports ...At age 31, with a bum shoulder, Krayzelburg is rising in the predawn hours to train for a third Olympics. ..He's aiming now toward a Grand Prix meet next month in Missouri and spring nationals, in March in New York.
	Murphey, Mello shine for Rock Bridge, Hickman in swim meet 1/7/07 By the Tribune’s staff The Hickman and Rock Bridge girls swim teams hosted a double dual against Blue Springs South and Mary Institute/Country Day yesterday at Hickman pool.
	Bruins, Kewpies swimmers excel at Columbia Invitational 12/24/06 By LAUREN SCHRADER and CALEB RIGG of the Columbia Missourian ... Mello said her biggest competition is on the Rock Bridge swim team. “Kate Hunt pushes me the most at practice, and Katherine Caldwell. ...
	Rock Bridge finds extra kick 12/23/06 By PHILIP BATSON of the Tribune’s staff ...