Articles filed under Swimming
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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...
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Aurora 10-year-old smashes swimming records at national meetApr 02, 2016 1:00 am - Jaeddan Gamilla, the Aurora 10-year-old nicknamed the "Rocket" in the pool, had another record-breaking performance at a national swimming meet that ended Saturday in Fl...
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Palatine's Tiger Sharks send team to junior nationalsMar 22, 2016 11:00 pm - The Palatine Park District Tiger Sharks sent a strong team of 10 swimmers to the National Club Swimming Association's junior national meet in Orlando, Florida, March 15-...
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Wheeling's Godlewski makes a splash at South DakotaMar 01, 2016 12:00 am - Theresa Godlewski, who broke three Wheeling High School girls swimming records and five pool records at opponents' pools in her senior prep season, didn't miss a beat in...