Former Morse High swimmer James Wells won the 100-yard backstroke for the Indiana University Hoosiers with a time of 46 seconds at the recent Big 10 Championships in Bloomington, Ind. Wells, a winner of the title a year ago, established a Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center pool record in the trials of the event with a […]
BANGOR, Maine — Bangor High School’s second-place finish at the Class A boys state swimming and diving championships behind a young, deep and talented Cheverus of Portland squad included performances among the elite in Maine interscholastic swimming history. David Smallwood’s second place of 1 minute, 42.3 seconds in the 200 free is the third-fastest in […]
The University of Maine will host the America East Swimming and Diving Championships at the Black Bears’ Wallace natatorium in Orono Thursday through Sunday. Thursday’s racing opens at 6 p.m with the 800 free relay. Trials begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with finals beginning at 6 p.m. except Sunday’s, which begin […]
The championship season opens for Penobscot Valley Conference swimmers and divers Monday when the PVC boys race and dive at Husson University in Bangor. Racing begins at 6 p.m. The girls compete at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Husson. The meets were originally scheduled for Friday and Saturday, but were postponed due to the pending snowstorm. […]
At their recent competition with John Bapst Memorial High, coach Kathy Cahill’s Brewer High swimmers and divers actively engaged the Coaches vs. Cancer Challenge, an outreach of the American Cancer Society. The Brewer team constructed a Wall of Remembrance at the Bangor Y pool, honoring all those touched by the disease. In addition, a Brewer […]
James Wells and his Indiana University teammates defeated Iowa and Ohio State recently. The Morse High of Bath graduate finished first in the 100 backstroke in the Hoosiers’ victory with a time of 47.6 seconds. Wells also finished fourth in the 200 backstroke at 1:47.5. Actually, the junior closed on the field on the final […]
University of Maine swimmers swam 86,000 meters of long course (50 meters) workouts during their swim practices in Florida during semester break. In addition to their water work, the Black Bears also trained on dry land seven of the nine days. “We had enough time to get done what we needed to get done and […]
Cheverus High of Portland, last year’s Class A State Meet runnerup to Bangor High School, races Coach Phil Emery’ Rams at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Husson University pool in Bangor. In his analysis of the Stags, Emery notes their front line quality and ability to cover all events with multiple quality swimmers. Leading Cheverus […]
Several of coach Susan Lizzotte’s swimmers are ranked among the leaders in the speedy America East Conference as the University of Maine Black Bear swimmers and divers enter the long-course (50-meter) training period of their season during the semester break. Sophomore Naja Harvey holds the third fastest time in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1 minute, […]
As the high school swim season enters dual-meet competition, several new rules will govern the 2012-13 action. The rules were approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations Swimming and Diving Rules Committee. Among the rules changes enacted is Rule 3-3-2 regarding illegal attire worn by an interscholastic competitor. A racing cap marked […]
Matt is a former Bangor High School swimmer and currently swims for coach Susan Lizzotte at the University of Maine. He holds team records for the Bangor Hurricanes, Bangor High, and the University of Maine. He is an exercise science major for the class of 2016.
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