Articles filed under Swimming
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Naperville swimmer aims for Rio Paralympic teamJun 29, 2016 1:00 am - Alyssa Gialamas of Naperville is the American record holder in her class for four Paralympic swimming events, but she still has to earn a spot on the team to compete in ...
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Swimming: Neuqua Valley's Cordes closing in on 200 breaststroke world recordJun 29, 2016 1:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. - Kevin Cordes is putting on quite a breaststroke show at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. Cordes made a run at the world record before settling for a time...
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Swimming: Glenbrook South's Smoliga wins 100 backstroke at Olympic TrialsJun 28, 2016 1:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. - One by one, some of America's biggest swimming stars are going down at the Olympic trials. First, Ryan Lochte. Then, Missy Franklin. Lochte, an 11-time Oly...
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Olympic qualifying: Plenty to cheer about as Illinois' best compete at swimming trialsJun 24, 2016 1:00 am - There will be no shortage of swimmers with Illinois roots as the top U.S. swimmers compete for spots on the national team for the Rio Games. The U.S. Olympic Trials begi...
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Glen Ellyn teen heading to Paralympics swimming trialsJun 24, 2016 1:00 am - Ahalya Lettenberger always has been a fierce competitor. She played soccer and she played softball, but ultimately her disability made it difficult to continue either. ...
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Swimming: Barrington's Jacobsen joins the show in OmahaJun 23, 2016 1:00 am - For a third consecutive time, what Barrington Swim Club coach Rob Emary refers to as "The Circus" is descending on Omaha, Neb. The U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials begin Sun...
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Constable: '36 Olympic swimming champ still swimming in WadsworthJun 12, 2016 7:15 am - His 98th birthday just two weeks away, Adolph Kiefer slowly swings his stiff, worn body out of his wheelchair and lowers himself precariously close to the edge of the sw...
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West Chicago hosting new kids triathlon in JulyJun 02, 2016 1:00 am - Triathlon might sound like a scary word to some adults, but kids ages 4 to 13 will be biking, running and swimming to the finish line of West Chicago Park District's fir...
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Lake County Health Department provides information about swimming safety at lakes and beachesMay 22, 2016 11:00 pm - Lake County residents heading to lakes and beaches this summer can check the Lake County Health Department's website to make sure their favorite beach is open for swimmi...
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Swimming: St Charles North athletes enjoy their role as summer instructorsMay 04, 2016 1:00 am - As a youngster growing up in Algonquin, my mother enrolled me in swimming lessons at the local pool. Those didn't go so well. A combination of a gruff instructor and her...