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Indiana High School Swimming Coaches Association names honorees
The Indiana High School Swimming Coaches Association has announced its yearly awards. The Indiana Swimmer of the Year for girls swimming is senior Trish Regan of Carmel High School, the state champion in the 200 yard individual medley and 100...
Tri-West's Van Dyke, Plainfield's Mohler earn medals
Bittersweet describes how John Van Dyke’s high school swimming career came to an end. The Tri-West senior took third in the butterfly in 50.60 seconds and ninth in the 200 freestyle in 1:42.22 at Saturday’s state meet at the Natatorium at...
Grizzly Cubs respond to Grissom's notion that swimmers could do as well as divers at state meet
Cubs shine in placing 11th, backing notion that swimmers could rival divers’ success Franklin High School has had plenty of diving success in the past at the IHSAA state meet, boasting six individual state titles. But swimming accolades have...
Quartet helps Zionsville shine at state finals
Swimmers break records, but false start in medley relay holds Eagles to 12th All year, the Zionsville boys swimming team knew that it might not be strongest in dual meets, multiteam meets or even sectionals. But get them to the state meet, and...
Boys rule pool again
‘Hounds were ’united in their belief’ Exhilaration. Somewhat relief. Awesome. Tremendous. Those are a few of the words Carmel coach Chris Plumb used to describe his feelings after the Greyhounds captured their first boys swimming...
Young swimmers help Westfield finish 14th
Young swimmers help Westfield finish 14th, set up bright future The Westfield boys swimmers had a strong showing in last weekend’s state finals, and the future only looks brighter. Westfield will return all 53 points it scored in finishing 14th...
Millers' spirits are dampened at state
Last weekend’s state meet didn’t go as well as the Noblesville boys swimmers envisioned. The ninth-ranked Millers, who sought a top-10 finish, came in 17th with 46 points. Carmel (245) won followed by Munster (217), Chesterton (153),...
Carmel wins 12th championship
Greyhounds finish 28 points ahead of runner-up Munster for 1st title since 2004 Carmel High School boys swimming coach Chris Plumb looked up at the Greyhounds’ crowd and pumped his fists in the air as four years of struggles poured out of him...
Boys swimming and diving state finals: They cut their hair to lower times and bond as a team. Why does it work? That's in debate
Science behind cutting their hair not clear, but swimmers know it helps The music blares and clippers hum in the basement of Lawrence North High School swimmer Aaron Sherman as he and teammates Adam Ferendo and Jack Alvarado discuss how to carve up...
State title within reach of Carmel boys swim team
Sectional seed times push Greyhounds past Mustangs; 1 diver also qualifies From 2001-04, the Carmel boys swimmers took their place alongside their female counterparts atop the state standings. But while the Greyhound girls have extended their streak...
Expectations peaking for Noblesville boys swimmers
Team has shown steady improvement, aiming for top-10 finish at state meet Two years after failing to score in the state swimming meet, the Noblesville boys are shooting for a top-10 finish. The Millers, who finished 14th last year, are ranked No. 9...
Stars ready for the spotlight
Twelve individual swimmers, three divers and six relay teams from Fishers and Hamilton Southeastern will compete in the boys state meet beginning at 6 p.m. Friday at the Natatorium at IUPUI. Here’s a look at the top contenders for state...
Gerth's move helps Carmel
Greyhounds have shot at boys swimming state championship The past two years, Matt Gerth was a one-man team, qualifying for the high school boys swimming state finals in two events each year for Guerin Catholic. But during the offseason, Roch King ,...
Diving a priority at Fishers
School will host boys regional today with state meet Saturday at IUPUI When Fishers High School coach Ken Stopkotte was at Carmel, the pool was in such demand for high school and club practices, lessons and community swimming, the divers often...
Finding pool, time Brebeuf's challenge
The Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School swimming teams have come to look at water as if they’re in a post-apocalyptical science fiction movie. “Water time is precious,” said coach Craig Howe , whose teams had less practice time this...
No. 2 Carmel dominates
Greyhounds win 10 of 12 events, set 5 sectional records NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — The Carmel High School boys swimmers have their sights on their first state title since 2004, and the Greyhounds took a big first step toward that goal Saturday...
Zionsville girls swim team logs its best finish at finals
They pulled it off. Not that there was much doubt that Zionsville’s girls swimming team would top last year’s ninth-place finish at the state finals — the school’s best showing in swimming, boys or girls. Still, no finish is...
Leader's role suits Plainfield's Mohler
Plainfield senior trains hard, shows teammates work ethic necessary to be successful Michael Mohler is used to being a leader. That’s what happens when, as a freshman, you’re on two state-qualifying relay squads — and you even have...
Sectional swimming title secondary for Fishers, HSE
Teams focused on preparing for state Fishers and Hamilton Southeastern high schools are less than four miles apart. A handful of athletes swam together growing up. Last year, Fishers beat Hamilton Southeastern in a dual meet and the Hoosier...
Carmel girls dominate state swimming meet
In winning their 24th consecutive and 25th overall state swimming championship, the Carmel girls were as dominant as ever. The Greyhounds won seven of the 12 events, including all three relays, in racking up 419 points, the fourth most in state meet...
Millers count on 2 top seeds
The Noblesville and Hamilton Heights boys swimmers probably won’t overcome second-ranked Carmel for the Noblesville Sectional title Saturday, but the No. 9 Millers and Huskies could challenge the Greyhounds for titles in a few events....
Trojans are the best of the rest
Strong effort in preliminaries positions Center Grove for runner-up spot In Friday’s preliminaries, the Center Grove girls swimming team laid the foundation for a big finish in Saturday’s state meet finals. While Carmel (419 points) won...
Zionsville boys shoot for 4th straight sectional title
High School boys swimming sectionals begin today, and for inspiration, Zionsville coach Scott Kubly wants his Eagles to look into their own pool. “One of the things that (assistant coach Darrick Thomas) and I said after the girls...
Carmel boys hungry for state title
After watching their female counterparts win their 24th consecutive state championship, the Carmel boys swimmers will try to win their first since 2004 next weekend. But first, the second-ranked Greyhounds will try to position themselves for a run at...
Diving title completes rare double for Potee
When Meghan Potee won medalist honors in the girls golf state finals last fall, her dream was half complete. The Noblesville senior finished off that dream Saturday afternoon when she captured the diving competition in the girls swimming state...
Lawrence North boys seek to end swimming drought
Host Wildcats to battle Franklin Central for 1st sectional title in 20 years For years, the Lawrence North boys swimming team had to compete against state powers Carmel and North Central in sectionals — and the result was a title drought that...
Carmel coasts to 24th straight title
Greyhounds win 7 of 12 events; Center Grove surprising runner-up Trish Regan and Kait Flederbach pulled off the double. Meghan Potee completed a rare two-sport double. And Carmel more than doubled the score of its closest opponent in Saturday’s...
Hamilton County rules the pool
Youth programs rival those established for other sports Trish Regan hated swimming lessons. “I’d cry,” she said. Today, the Carmel High School senior is the latest in the program’s long line of talented swimmers and has earned...
State's best ready to hit the pool
Hamilton Southeastern, Fishers will be well-represented in state meet this weekend at IUPUI Twelve individuals and six relay teams from Fishers and Hamilton Southeastern high schools will be competing in the state swimming meet beginning at 6 p.m....
Focusing on times over titles
Flederbach says she can’t control what other swimmers do Kait Flederbach is seeded first in one event and second in another, but her goals for this weekend’s state meet aren’t centered on winning state championships. Flederbach, the...
