WINTER HAVEN — Eat My Bubbles. That was a slogan written on the back of a Lakeland Christian swimmer, but it really should be a rallying cry for the Highlands County participants in the Class 1A-District 5 tournament. Avon Park and Lake Placid swim teams combined to qualify 36 swimmers for the upcoming Region 2 finals in the preliminary heats at Rowdy Gaines Pool on Tuesday. ...more

October 17, 2007

She has spent a bulk of her lifetime in the pool. And when Stephanie Barker's high school swimming career ends, not much is going to change about that. ...more

October 15, 2007

Three school records have fallen at East Bay High School since the start of the boys swimming season. ...more

October 10, 2007

As a former dancer, Zephyrhills freshman Lindsay Gorgen had an advantage over her fellow swimmers before she dropped into a pool. ...more

October 8, 2007

Jesuit senior Andrew Werdine is one of the area's top swimmers. But when he's not swimming, he's usually playing video games. ...more

October 3, 2007

The Sunlake boys and girls won their first meets this week in their first home meet, though the weather almost spoiled the program's monumental occasion. ...more

October 1, 2007

After losing to East Bay on Sept. 18, the Chamberlain boys swimming team was 4-3. The Bloomingdale boys were 4-0 after a victory against Durant last week, while Newsome (5-0) and Leto (4-0) remained undefeated. ...more

September 26, 2007

For as long as River Ridge junior Jonathan Dedea has had an inkling to swim, he has been drawn to the diving board. ...more

September 24, 2007

Ridgewood senior Melissa Bell already has her sights set on life after high school, taking dual enrollment courses at Pasco-Hernando Community College, but before she gets to her destination school to study optometry or psychiatry, she is looking to get to that elusive state meet. ...more

September 17, 2007

Does Newsome High's swimming sweep at the City Relays on Saturday represent a changing of the guard in Tampa area swimming? ...more

September 12, 2007