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USA Swimming Sectionals, Fort Lauderdale: Elizabeth Beisel Breaks Own Sectional Record

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:13 GMT

Steve Navaroli: Emotions run raw at PIAA swimming meet

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:01 GMT

LEWISBURG -- For years, people have asked me why I enjoy covering high school swimming so much. It's a legitimate question to many.

Steve Navaroli: Emotions run raw at PIAA swimming meet

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:01 GMT

LEWISBURG -- For years, people have asked me why I enjoy covering high school swimming so much. It's a legitimate question to many.

NCAA Division I Women's Championships: Florida Wins Team Title; Stanford Claims 400 Free Relay

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:35 GMT

NCAA Division I Women's Championships: IUPUI's Chen Ni Captures Platform Title

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:07 GMT

Another state record for Hershey's David Nolan

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:51 GMT

Junior covers 100 freestyle in 43.27

Modglin takes 16th in 200 backstroke at NCAAs

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:50 GMT

Freshman Amy Modglin finished 16th in the 200 backstroke in West Lafayette, Ind. at the 2010 NCAA Women&os;s Swimming Championships on Saturday.

PIAA Swimming Championships Class AA girls results

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:38 GMT

Allentown Central Catholic&os;s Megan Polaha wins a fourth-place medal.

At Kinney Natatorium, Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Pa.
Finals
100 freestyle: 1. Mary Moser, Wyomissing, 50.65; 2. Rylee Klomp, Mercyhurst, 51.66; 3. Steph Kinsey, Boiling Springs, 51.75; 4. Victoria Gillespie, Nazareth Academy, 52.47; 5. Maddi Thompson, Jersey Shore, 52.88; 6. Katie Yetty, Muhlenberg, 52.98; 7. Lauren Barnes, Holy Redeemer, 53.14; 8. Emily Pia, West Allegheny, 53.43.
Consolation finals: 9. Maggie Glass, Fairview, 53.11; 10. Katie Saloky, Central Columbia, 53.24; 11. Michelle Giordani, Line Mountain, and Braelyn Tracy, Elizabeth Forward, 53.51; 13. Katie Snee, Coughlin, 53.69; 14. Brianna Dombrosky, Mount Pleasant, 53.84; 15. Jessica Gidzinski, Lansdale Catholic, 54.25; 16. Tyler Johnson, Schuylkill Valley, 54.67.

500 freestyle: 1. Lindsay Vrooman, Ambridge, 4:43.93 (PIAA record. Old: 4:44.07, Leah Gingrich, East Pennsboro, 2008); 2. Rachel Zilinskas, Indiana, 4:45.17; 3. Leah Smith, Oakland Catholic, 4:51.59; 4. Shea Solt, Palmerton, 4:56.91; 5. Caroline Finkbeiner, Camp Hill Trinity, 5:00.79; 6. Aileen Smith, Oakland Catholic, 5:04.10; 7. Kara Kaulius, West Allegheny, 5:04.91; 8. Allison Viverette, Oakland Catholic, 5:10.99.
Consolation finals: 9. Shannon Haberman, Oakland Catholic, 5:07.44; 10. Arenne Clark, Boiling Springs, 5:08.09; 11. Jessica Burkett, Boiling Springs, 5:09.91; 12. Lizzie Manning, Merion Mercy Academy, 5:13.75; 13. Lexi Cole, Danville, 5:14.65; 14. Taylor Gonoude, Salisbury, 5:16.94; 15. Karlee Hoke, Camp Hill Trinity, 5:18.01; 16. Lauren Doerrman, Oley Valley, 5:18.87.

100 backstroke: 1. Marie Georger, Mercyhurst Prep, 54.61; 2. Steph Kinsey, Boiling Springs, 55.68; 3. Katie Duggan, Wyomissing, 56.63; 4. Andrea Marko, Greensburg Central Catholic, 56.64; 5. Kelsey Williams, Danville, 56.87; 6. Margaret Gruber, Mars, 57.99; 7. Gabriella Schaffer, Muhlenberg, 58.58; 8. Vanessa Bering, Mercyhurst Prep, 59.28.
Consolation finals: 9. Ashley Niznik, West Allegheny, 59.13; 10. Danielle Pekular,Bishop Canevin, 59.62; 11. Courtney Collins, Shady Side Academy, 59.67; 12. Amanda Gannon, West Allegheny, 1:00.33; 13. Morgan Fink, South Fayette, 1:00.70; 14. Taylor Mateja, Upper Merion, 1:00.75; 15. Kelly Polaha, Allentown Central Catholic, 1:01.18; 16.Christina Janosky, Dover, 1:01.60.

100 breaststroke: 1. Jaime Kane, Pottstown St. Pius X, 1:05.69; 2. Mackenzie Wargo, Apollo-Ridge, 1:06.72; 3. Michelle Fischl, Greensburg Salem, 1:07.30; 4. Megan Polaha, Allentown Central Catholic, 1:07.44; 5. Amanda Lawson, Fairview, 1:07.93; 6. Devonne Moore, Phoenixville, 1:08.12; 7. Kristina Ciatto, Muhlenberg, 1:08.19; 8. Anne Marie Bilott, Shady Side Academy, 1:08.27.
Consolation finals: 9. Maggie Storm, Lewisburg, 1:08.06; 10. Ariel Smith, Holy Redeemer, 1:08.09; 11. Emily Maxwell, Lewisburg, 1:08.40; 12. Laura Haggerty, Quigley Catholic, 1:08.50; 13. Meaghan Harrington, Nazareth Academy, 1:09.05; 14. Colleen McMahon, Malvern Villa Maria Academy, 1:09.44; 15. Katie Scordato, Bellefonte, 1:09.80; 16. Kelly Kaupinis, South Fayette, 1:10.52.

400 freestyle relay: 1. Wyomissing (Brianna Bentz, Hailey Doyle, Katie Duggan, Mary Moser) 3:32.04 (PIAA record. Old: 3:32.42, Oakland Catholic, 2002); 2. Oakland Catholic 3:33.62; 3. Boiling Springs 3:33.80; 4. Mercyhurst Prep 3:35.45; 5. Malvern Villa Maria Academy 3:37.65; 6. West Allegheny 3;38.53; 7. Salisbury 3:41.25; 8. Dover 3:43.40. Consolation finals: 9. Muhlenberg 3:40.85; 10. Southern Lehigh 3:41.20; 11. Central Columbia 3:41.33; 12. Jersey Shore 3:41.73; 13. Lewisburg 3:41.82; 14. Shady Side Academy 3:42.46; 15. Radnor 3:42.94; 16. South Fayette 3:45.26.

Team standings: 1. Oakland Catholic 187; 2. Wyomissing 157; 3. Mercyhurst Prep 152; 4. Boiling Springs 146; 5. West Allegheny 145; 6. Muhlenberg 133; 7. Malvern Villa Maria Academy 113; 8. Scranton Prep 90; 9. Fairview 86; 10. Shady Side Academy 77.

Preliminaries
100 freestyle: 1. Mary Moser, Wyomissing, 50.98; 2. Steph Kinsey, Boiling Springs, 52.04; 3. Rylee Klomp, Mercyhurst Prep, 52.53; 4. Victoria Gillespie, Nazareth Academy, 52.92; 5. Maddi Thompson, Jersey Shore, 53.15; 6. Lauren Barnes, Holy Redeemer, 53.45; 7. Katie Yeity, Muhlenberg, 53.46; 8. Emily Pia, West Allegheny, 53.65. 9. Braelyn Tracy, Elizabeth Forward, 53.79; 10. Michelle Giordani, Line Mountain, 53.80; 11. Maggie Glass, Fairview, 53.83; 12. Katie Saloky, Central Columbia, 53.91; 13. Brianna Dombrosky, Mount Pleasant, 53.95; 14. Jessica Gidzinski, Lansdale Catholic, 54.27; 15. Katie Snee, Coughlin, 54.56; 16. Tyler Johnson, Schuylkill Valley, 54.75. 17. Rachael Ragen, Iroquois, 54.83; 18. Megan Jones, Scranton Prep, 54.84; 19. Julia Wisler, Malvern Villa Maria Academy, 54.86; 20. Megan Collins, Oakland Catholic, 54.89; 21. Taylor Snyder, Titusville, 54.90; 22. Molly O
Brien, Malvern Villa Maria Academy, 54.99; 23. Allison Friery, Lewisburg, 55.08; 24. Aniella Janosky, Dover, 55.17 25. Jessica Machmer, Canton, 55.50; 26. Carrie Whisel, Boiling Springs, 55.55; 27. Natalie Domeisen, Shady Side Academy, 55.85; 28. Erica Clancy, Susquehanna Twp., 55.93; 29. Emma Simmers, Seton-LaSalle, 56.24; 30. Nikki Kovach, Westmont Hilltop, 56.78; 31. Lake Duffy, Pen Argyl, 56.79; 32. Kara Kovach, Westmont Hilltop, 58.34.

500 freestyle: 1. Leah Smith, Oakland Catholic, 4:49.98; 2. Rachel Zilinskas, Indiana, 4:51.24; 3. Lindsay Vrooman, Ambridge, 4:54.06; 4. Shea Solt, Palmerton, 4:58.51; 5. Caroline Finkbeiner, Camp Hill Trinity, 5:00.28; 6. Aileen Smith, Oakland Catholic, 5:03.96; 7. Kara Kaulius, West Allegheny, 5:05.35; 8. Allison Viverette, Oakland Catholic, 5:08.46. 9. Shannon Haberman, Oakland Catholic, 5:10.55; 10. Arenne Clark, Boiling Springs, 5:11.57; 11. Jessica Burkett, Boiling Springs, 5:11.88; 12. Lexi Cole, Danville, 5:17.18; 13. Lauren Doerrman, Oley Valley, 5:19.09; 14. Taylor Gonoude, Salisbury, 5:20.14; 15. Lizzie Manning, Merion Mercy Academy, 5:20.27; 16. Karlee Hoke, Camp Hill Trinity, 5:20.85. 17. Nikki Miller, Westmont Hilltop, 5:20.88; 18. Staci Schrecongost, Valley, 5:21.30; 19. Gabby Guttman, Salisbury, 5:22.08; 20. Katherine Triggs, York Suburban, 5:22.40; 21. Mallory Reed, Milton, 5:22.65; 22. Natalie Schumann, Malvern Villa Maria Academy, 5:23.01; 23. Lauren Clune, Burrell, 5:23.04; 24. Shannon Mulcahy, York Country Day, 5:24.59. 25. Kim Fiorenzo, Fairview, 5:24.95; 26. Elizabeth Davis, Lancaster Catholic, 5:26.17; 27. Gabri Pierre, Mars, 5:26.47; 28. Alex Sullivan, Mount St. Josephs, 5:26.53; 29. Catherine Stark, Mercyhurst Prep, 5:31.80; 30. Kelci Rullo, Conemaugh Twp., 5:33.52; 31. Jennifer Barkofski, Archbishop Carroll, 5:37.77; 32. Caitlyn Barry, Dallas, 5:42.09.

100 backstroke: 1. Marie Georger, Mercyhurst Prep, 54.87; 2. Steph Kinsey, Boiling Springs, 57.08; 3. Kelsey Williams, Danville, 57.32; 4. Andrea Marko, Greensburg Central Catholic, 57.42; 5. Katie Duggan, Wyomissing, 57.93; 6. Margaret Gruber, Mars, 58.52; 7. Gabriella Schaffer, Muhlenberg, 58.98; 8. Vanessa Bering, Mercyhurst Prep, 58.99. 9. Ashley Niznik, West Allegheny, 59.85; 10. Kelly Polaha, Allentown Central Catholic, 59.97; 11. Amanda Gannon, West Allegheny, 1:00.19; 12. Danielle Pekular, Bishop Canevin, 1:00.34; 13. Courtney Collins, 1:00.35; 14. Morgan Fink, South Fayette, 1:00.40; 15. Taylor Mateja, Upper Merion, 1:00.63; 16. Christina Janosky, Dover, 1:00.73. 17. Morgan Luzzi, Malvern Villa Maria Academy, 1:01.11; 18. Emily Shumaker, Big Spring, 1:01.18; 19. Lauren Mayurnick, Scranton Prep, 1:01.38; 20. Michelle Delgado, Selinsgrove, 1:01.48; 21. Emily Morosky, Fairview, 1:01.89; 22. Mollie Walsh, Archbishop Carroll, 1:01.96; 23. Kayla Schnarrs, Bellefonte, 1:02.00; 24. Brianna Sieck, Muhlenberg, 1:02.07. 25. Kelsey Leis, Springfield-Montco, 1:02.09; 26. Christina Lisella, Reading Central Catholic, 1:02.16; 27. Chelsea Kahle, Bradford, 1:02.62; 28. Hollins Nies, Fairview, 1:02.66; 29. Falon Snyder, Allentown Central Catholic, 1:02.99; 30. Sarah Lyons, Souderton, 1:03.08; 31. Caroline Kelly, Merion Mercy Academy, 1:03.14; 32. Hannah Palochak, Hopewell, 1:03.38.

100 breaststroke: 1. Jaime King, Pottstown St. Pius X, 1:06.32; 2. Mackenzie Wargo, Apollo Ridge, 1:06.95; 3. Amanda Lawson, Fairview, 1:07.31; 4. Megan Polaha, Allentown Central Catholic, 1:07.39; 5. Devonne Moore, Phoenixville, 1:08.11; 6. Anne Marie Billott, Shady Side Academy, 1:08.26; 7. Michelle Fischl, Greensburg Salem, 1:08.29; 8. Kristina Ciatto, Muhlenberg, 1:08.44. 9. Maggie Storm, Lewisburg, 1:08.46; 10. Emily Maxwell, Lewisburg, 1:08.55; 11. Danielle Kouch, Mount St. Joseph Academy, 1:08.60; 12. Ariel Smith, Holy Redeemer, 1:08.80; 13. Meaghan Harrington, Nazareth Academy, 1:08.94; 14. Laura Haggerty, Quigley Catholic, 1:08.96.; 15. Kelly Kaupinis, South Fayette, 1:09.43; 16. Colleen McMahon, Malvern Villa Maria Academy, 1:09.52. 17. Katie Scordato, Bellefonte, 1:09.55; 18. Natalie Carr, Wyoming Area, 1:09.57; 19. Hailey Farrell, Oakland Catholic, 1:09.61; 20. Mallory Lawson, Fairview, 1:09.66; 21. Suzy Lawlor, Mount St. Joseph Academy, 1:09.84; 22. Danielle McPherson, Jersey Shore, 1:09.98; 23. Lauren Law, Malvern Villa Maria Academy, 1:10.15; 24. Karoline Vavra, Panther Valley, 1:10.52. 25. Katie Webber, Boiling Springs, 1;10.63; 26. Hannah Harvey-Sampson, Athens, 1:10.68; 27. Vanessa Rohm, Hopewell, 1:11.12; 28. Katie Pielmeier, Palmerton, 1:11.16; 29. Chelcie Gette, Fairview, 1:11.61; 30. Andrea May, Annville-Cleona, 1:12.84; 31. Chelsea Wysong, Archbishop Carroll, 1:13.48; 32. Lacey Frownfelter, Bradford, 1:13.55.

400 freestyle relay: 1. Wyomissing 3:34.18; 2. Oakland Catholic 3:34.59; 3. Mercyhurst Prep 3:37.67; 4. Boiling Springs 3:37.76; 5. Malvern Villa Maria Academy 3:39.35; 6. West Allegheny 3:39.85; 7. Dover 3:40.22; 8. Salisbury 3:40.67. 9. Jersey Shore 3:42.39; 10. South Fayette 3:42.51; 11. Southern Lehigh 3:42.62; 12. Muhlenberg 3:42.94; 13. Radnor 3:42.95; 14. Lewisburg and Central Columbia 3:43.56; 16. Shady Side Academy 3:44.20. 17. Nazareth Academy 3:45.13; 18. Danville 3:46.51; 19. Scranton Prep 3:49.61; 20. Westmont Hilltop 3:52.62; 21. Bellefonte 3:53.90; 22. Lansdale Catholic 3:55.72. Disqualified, Schuylkill Valley, Fairview.

NCAA Division I Women's Championships: Stanford's Elaine Breeden Defends 200 Fly Title

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:18 GMT

rodfrisco: Almost: Hershey's David Nolan swims 43.27 in 100 free, crushes PIAA swimming record, misses NFHS mark of 43.05

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:16 GMT

rodfrisco: Almost: Hershey's David Nolan swims 43.27 in 100 free, crushes PIAA swimming record, misses NFHS mark of 43.05

Almost: Hershey's David Nolan swims 43.27 in 100 free, crushes PIAA record, misses NFHS mark of 43.05

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:15 GMT

Hershey's David Nolan won his third gold medal of the PIAA Class AA Swimming and Diving Championships with a time 43.27 in the 100 freestyle.

He broke the PIAA record for the second time today. He swam 44.89 in the prelims to break the 1999 mark of 45.03 by Eugene Botes of Garnet Valley.

Nolan, a junior who has won eight total gold medals with a shot a ninth in the 400 free relay, missed the National Federation mark of 45.03 by Jimmy Feigen of Winston Churchill High School on San Antonio, Tex. set on Feb. 23, 2008.

Nolan's 50 split was 20.74.

NCAA Division I Women's Championships: Back-to-Back Aggie Attack, Alia Atkinson Gives Texas A&M Second Title Ever

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:02 GMT

NCAA Division I Women's Championships: Texas A&M's Julia Wilkinson Wins 100 Free; First NCAA Title for Aggies

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:51 GMT

NCAA Division I Women's Championships: Indiana's Kate Fesenko Upsets Florida's Gemma Spofforth for 200 Back Title

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:40 GMT

NCAA Division I Women's Championships: Georgia's Wendy Trott Defends Title in Mile

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:26 GMT

Brooke's Look at Day Five Australian Swimming Championships

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:02 GMT

rodfrisco: Ambridge's Lindsay vrooman sets PIAA swim mark in 500 free (4:43.93). Details at rodfrisco.com

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:27 GMT

rodfrisco: Ambridge's Lindsay vrooman sets PIAA swim mark in 500 free (4:43.93). Details at rodfrisco.com

NCAA Division I Women's Championships: Texas' Kim Brackin Provides Statement to Swimming World Regarding Meet Controversy

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:04 GMT

rodfrisco: PIAA swimming blog, girls AA finals, up now at rodfrisco.com

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:28 GMT

rodfrisco: PIAA swimming blog, girls AA finals, up now at rodfrisco.com

PIAA swimming: Blog

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:27 GMT

Getting ready to start the Saturday Class AA girls finals of the PIAA Swimming and Diving Championships.

Lindsay Vrooman of Ambridge goes for her sixth career individual gold medal in the 500 free, but she finished third in prelims behind fellow WPIAL swimmers Leah Smith of Oakland Catholic and freshman Rachel Zilinskas of Indiana.

Follow the live results from piaa.org here or paswimming.com here.

The swimmer or team in parentheses swam the fastest

GIRLS AA

100 freestyle: (Mary Moser, Wyomissing, 50.98)

500 freestyle: (Leah Smith, Oakland Catholic, 4:49.98)

100 backstroke: (Marie Georger, Mercyhurst Prep, 54.87)

100 breaststroke: (Jaime King, St. Pius X, 1:06.32)

400 free relay: (Wyomissing 3:34.18)

Boys AA

100 freestyle: (David Nolan, Hershey, 44.89, PIAA record. Breaks 1999 marks of 45.03 by Eugene Botes of Garnet Valley.)

500 freestyle: (John Hauser, St. Pius X, 4:33.83, more than three seconds faster than second-best time of 4:40.96 by David Paulk of Shady Side Academy)

100 backstroke: (Sean Grier, Hershey, 50.83)

100 breaststroke: (Zach Stephens, Bloomsburg, 56.43, PIAA record, beats old mark of 57.03 set by Jon Szakelhidi of Ellwood City Riverside last year. Actually, he beat the state record set 3 minutes earlier by Patrick Augustine of Lansdale catholic, who swam 56.86 in the previous prelim. Augustine lowered his seeded time by an astounding 3.90 seconds).

400 free relay: (Hershey 3:10.40)

1-meter diving:

PIAA Boys' Diving: Hershey's Tanner Wilfong takes home fifth place medal

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:08 GMT

Hershey sophomore Tanner Wilfong finished in fifth place Saturday afternoon in the PIAA Class AA Diving Championships at Bucknell University's Kinney Natatorium.

Wilfong's 11-dive score was 421.50 and he was just four points out of fourth place and only 13 points away from a broze medal.

Jordan Harris of Phillipsburg-Osceola won his second straight AA diving gold with a score of 462.70.

Two other midstate divers also made the final round as Milton Hershey senior Tyler Rieker finished 13th and Big Spring senior Donnie Sauter was 14th.

Check back with pennlive.com later for more details on Wilfong's performance.

King's Rebound Leads Lady Vols into Final Session of NCAA Championships

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:45 GMT

Senior Michele King advanced to tonight's `A' finals in the 100y free to lead the Tennessee women's swimming and diving team in this morning's prelim session at the 2010 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.

Hershey boys dominating PIAA swimming meet - Clearfield Progress

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:58 GMT

Hershey boys dominating PIAA swimming meet
Clearfield Progress
LEWISBURG - Even though the Clearfield swimming team didn't have the best of days Friday at the PIAA Swimming and Diving ...
Hershey swimmer sets national mark at state meetUSA Today
PIAA Boys' Swimming: David Nolan of Hershey breaks state record in 100 freestylePennLive.com
Petrella, Fairview relay claim PIAA Class AA medalsGoErie.com
Pottstown Mercury -WGAL Lancaster -Fox 59
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PIAA Class AA State Swimming & Diving: LC's Augustine breaks state record - phillyBurbs.com

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:57 GMT

PIAA Class AA State Swimming & Diving: LC's Augustine breaks state record
phillyBurbs.com
... of his life Saturday morning, during the preliminary round of the boys' 100-yard breaststroke at the PIAA Class AA Swimming and Diving Championships. ...
Pool of HopeNorristown Times Herald

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PIAA Boys' Swimming: David Nolan of Hershey breaks state record in 100 freestyle

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:08 GMT

At Saturday morning's PIAA Class AA boys' preliminaries, Hershey junior David Nolan broke the state record in the 100 freestyle with a 44.89. The previous record was 45.03, which was set by Garnet Valley's Eugene Botes in 1999.

It's the third state record that Nolan has broken in the last two days. On Friday evening, he became the new national record holder in the 200 IM and he swam the lead backstroke leg in Hershey's 200 medley relay, which broke the National Federation High School record.

Two of Nolan's teammates, Sean Grier and Ben Hagan will be seeded one-two in the 100 backstroke and Will Lee and Philip Mancuso will be in the evening 500 free final. Northern junior Jared Haley will also be in the 500 free final.

The Trojans will also have three swimmers in the 100 breaststroke final as Ben Bauchwitz, Mitchell Veith and Kyle Ruddle all advanced in the morning preliminaries.

And if that wasn't enough, Hershey's 400 freestyle relay will be in the Saturday finals.

In girls' AA preliminaries, Boiling Springs senior Steph Kinsey will be in three finals Saturday night. She'll be seeded second in the 100 free behind defending champ Mary Moser of Wyomissing. In addition, the Clemson-bound senior is seeded second in the 100 backstroke.

The Bubblers' 400 freestyle relay will also compete in the evening finals.

Elsewhere, Trinity junior Caroline Finkbeiner will pick up her second medal Saturday night as she is seeded fifth in the 500 freestyle final.

rodfrisco: Daily update, including PIAA swimming note, available for at rodfrisco.com

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:01 GMT

rodfrisco: Daily update, including PIAA swimming note, available for at rodfrisco.com

Do you know Swimmer Movies?

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:59 GMT

Do you know swimmer movies? There aren't many. Maybe the examples below are the reason, or maybe not depending on your theatrical tastes. Take a look at these, and please send more along. I'd like to put as many swimmer...

Daily update: March 20

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:54 GMT

He's at it again. After setting a national high school record in the 200 IM at the PIAA Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday, Hershey's David Nolan set another PIAA record in the Class AA 100 freestyle with a 44.89 in Saturday morning's preliminaries.

That broke an 11-year-record by Garnet Valley's Eugene Botes of 45.03. Nolan, a junior, has already won seven PIAA gold medals – four individual events, three relays – and tonight he'll shoot for two more in the 100 free and the 400 free relay. Should that happen, he will likely be the most-decoratedgold-medal male swimmer in PIAA history.

rodfrisco.com will be blogging Nolan's events as well as all of the other finals on the fourth and final night of the PIAA Swimming and Diving Championships at Bucknell.

The live PIAA results are here.

Also, the PIAA basketball semifinals are set in one-half of the brackets; the remaining quarterfinal games will be played today and tonight.

You can see the bracket updates here and follow the up-to-the-minute game scores here at piaa.org.

Speaking of basketball, rodfrisco.com will have an entirely different style of blogging for all eight PIAA basketball championship games next Friday and Saturday at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center.

The updates at wrestling and basketball were very simple, nuts-and-bolts affairs, just the raw information with limited commentary. There's a reason for that. At both events, I was working for other entities other than myself.

At wrestling, I was still working on a part-time contract for The Patriot-News, and that agreement prevented me from using blog items that would appear in my stories for The Patriot-News. Thus, I limited my wrestling updates to just basic information.

At swimming, I am in the employ of The Associated Press, doing the AP's results that run statewide and a nightly story. While I am not limited in what I can say in the blog via my AP agreement, the AP requires a very heavy volume of work, so I literally do no not have the time to do commentary.

But for basketball … I'm a free agent. No stories for other newspapers, no results for the AP. So the basketball updates will not be a continuous drone of “Wilson hits jumper from 12, St. Frisco up 22-12, 6:43 2nd.” There will be score and situation updates (lots of score updates), of course, but basketball will have much more ongoing commentary than wrestling and swimming.

In addition, I'll be starting a daily rant (well, sometimes it will be a rant) once the winter championships have completed). That could cover any PIAA sports subject under the finally appearing sun. The point is, there will be something new and fresh on rodfrisco.com every day.

And I'll finally get around to filling in The Record Book section on all PIAA sports. Yes, even gymnastics. That will take the entire month of April. But i think PIAA sports fans (and my very good friends in the media) will enjoy having a library of PIAA championship records at their fingertips

Most of all, I want to thank the folks who have checked out rodfrisco.com. In less than 40 days, the site has had more than 116,000 page views, not bad considering it's been a bare-bones blog with little advertising. I have a lot of features planned for the future; we want this to be the most informative and comprehensive Pa. high school sports site on the Internet.

Thanks to you, we're off to a rolling start.

Thanks.

SATURDAY NEWS ROUNDUP - CBS 5

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:33 GMT

SATURDAY NEWS ROUNDUP
CBS 5
Allard filed the amended lawsuit against USA Swimming, the governing body of competitive swimming in the US, Pacific Coast Swimming in Contra Costa County, ...

NCAA Division I Women's Championships: Day Three Prelims; Controversy Reigns

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:24 GMT

PIAA Swimming Blog: We've made it to Day 4 - Carlisle Sentinel

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:12 GMT

PIAA Swimming Blog: We've made it to Day 4
Carlisle Sentinel
We're running on fumes but we've made it this far at the PIAA Swimming Class AA Championships and we're ...
PIAA Girls' Swimming: Boilings Springs medley relay advances to finalPennLive.com
PIAA Swimming Blog: Northern's Jared Haley earns seventh-place medalCarlisle Sentinel
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Potomac Valley Senior Championships

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:58 GMT

Swimming: Kramer, Augustine medal in 100 fly

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:55 GMT

Seniors Michael Kramer of Christopher Dock and Pat Augustine of Lansdale Catholic both earned medals in the boys 100 fly Friday at the PIAA Class AA Swimming and Diving Championships at Bucknell University.

Women's NCAA Championships: Stanford's Meet to Lose?

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:16 GMT

Heading into the final night of swimming at the 2010 NCAA Swimming Championships, Stanford is solid, but we could see one of the most exciting finishes in NCAA history.

Women's NCAA Championships: Poolside Thoughts

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:01 GMT

Loudest Fans – Tennessee. Biggest Surprise – Georgia’s recovery after a relay DQ. Biggest Story - 4 teams separated by 10 points.

Eastern York boys come up big again

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:22 GMT

Eastern York's defense sparked a 57-43 win over Abington Heights and clinched a state semifinal berth.

Delone swimmer closes final season with two state medals

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:20 GMT

Delone Catholic senior Andrea Staub punctuated her already stunning varsity swimming career with a pair of top-five finishes at the PIAA Class AA Championships at Bucknell University, Friday.

Split Time, March 20, 2010: Predicting Top Three Finishers in Each Event at Men's NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00 GMT