Articles filed under Swimming
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Constable: Even marathoners have hit pandemic wall, but they press onDec 01, 2020 4:30 am - In March I got myself a face mask, learned how to spell “coronavirus,” and was actually looking forward to spending a week — maybe two — working from home. Nine months l...
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Swimming season on hold for nowNov 23, 2020 12:00 am - Rob Rooney spent his fall coaching the St. Charles North girls swimming team, and like every other year he hoped to spend Thanksgiving week transitioning into the boys s...
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Smoliga still setting records and dropping timesNov 11, 2020 12:00 am - As she has all along, Olivia Smoliga made a splash. The Olympic gold medalist out of Glenbrook South High School set an American women's record Oct. 16 in the 50-meter b...
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As basketball season nears, clock keeps ticking to make decisionsNov 09, 2020 12:00 am - Tick tock. And no, that's not a new app to compete against TikTok. Tick tock goes the clock as we are less than a week away from what is supposed to be the start of offi...
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Glorious day in the pool for New TrierOct 28, 2020 1:00 am - Too bad girls swimming ended with sectional competitions this year. New Trier again was poised to have fared very well at state. Led by returning all-state swimmers seni...
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Girls swimming and diving: Neuqua Valley ends season in styleOct 24, 2020 1:00 am - McKenna Stone and her Neuqua Valley teammates collectively plunged underwater to pose for pictures, then took a few more pool side. It was a day to savor. A most unusual...
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Girls swimming and diving: Fremd edges Schaumburg for sectional crownOct 24, 2020 1:00 am - Despite only having two first-place finishes, the Fremd girls swimming team nosed out Schaumburg 177-175 Saturday to win the Elk Grove sectional championship. Freshman K...
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Stege family swim dynasty comes to an end at Metea Valley sectional meetOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - Somehow, swimming stuck, not just for Rachel Stege, but for her two sisters as well. The Stege Sisters Swim. Say that three times fast. It certainly won't be as fast as ...
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Girls swimming and diving: Athletes are all set for sectional SaturdayOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - With sectional Saturday finally here, girls swimming and diving teams across the suburbs have been dialing back yardage and focusing on other aspects of their skill set,...
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Girls swimming and diving: Sectional meets will serve as a mythical state finalOct 16, 2020 1:00 am - The end of the girls swimming and diving season is near, and while there is no state meet, there will be ways to compare the swimmers after the Oct. 24 sectionals. "We'r...