It’s going to be hard for Lawrence Free State’s Courtney Caldwell to top herself. Caldwell, a freshman swimmer last spring for the Firebirds, swam to Kansas 6A state titles in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle. In sweeping arguably the signature events in high school swimming, Caldwell also broke the state-meet record with a time of 23.49 seconds in the preliminaries. Of course, with three more springs remaining, Caldwell’s performance only represents the tip of the iceberg. But it already was good enough to earn her The Star’s All-Metro girls swimmer of the year award for Kansas. “She set the bar pretty high,” Free State swimming and diving coach Annette McDonald said. “Although she got a state record in the 50 ...
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The Star’s 2012 Scholar-Athletes, ACE to Oak Park
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No gold for KC-area girls in Missouri swimming
ST. PETERS, Mo. Raytown senior Monica Hernandez had just finished the swim of ...
Raytown’s Hernandez hopes to go out with a win at the state swim meet
Raytown swimmer Monica Hernandez is looking for a happy ending to her high ...
For club divers, it's the last splash
For area youth country club divers, the end of the road is here, and that’s OK. They are fine with it, because this final destination — the last meet of the season — is perhaps …
SM East's Fries is All-Metro Kansas girls swimmer of the year
For the first time in the history of Shawnee Mission East’s storied girls swimming program, the Lancers have the undisputed queen of the collective Kansas pool.Not only did junior Marston Fries lead…
The Star's All-Metro Kansas girls swimming team
200 freestyle FIRST TEAMMeg Stanley, Shawnee Mission East, sophomore. The Kansas 6A state runner-up in the 200-yard freestyle (1:55.78) and the 500 freestyle (5:09.37), Stanley was a key cog in…
For Blue Valley girls, the wait at the state swim meet is worth it
It took awhile, but Blue Valley finally won a girls’ swimming state championship. The Tigers had to wait through a 2 1/2 -hour lightning and tornado delay at the 5A-1A state meet last Saturday in…
SM East girls swimmers win second consecutive state title
TOPEKA | Shawnee Mission East won two individual events and two relays in defending its Kansas Class 6A girls swimming and diving title Saturday at the Hummer Sports Park.The Lancers showed excellent…
Five things to watch at Kansas state girls swimming
Today and Saturday in Topeka1 Lancers eye repeatIt’s not exactly a foregone conclusion, but Shawnee Mission East is in prime position to repeat as Class 6A state champions and snag the 12th state…
Swimming recaps: Sunflower and East Kansas League meets
At a meet largely dominated by Shawnee Mission East, which won the Sunflower League for the seventh consecutive time, and runner-up Olathe Northwest, which had two double gold-medal winners, Kate…
SM East girls swim to another league crown
Shawnee Mission East dominated the Sunflower League girls swimming and diving championships for the seventh straight season at California Trail Junior High in Olathe.The Lancers won two relays and…
Blue Valley North's depth pays off in EKL swimming title
Blue Valley North won just one individual event and one relay but still claimed the East Kansas League girls swimming title Saturday at Blue Valley Southwest because of its team depth.The Mustangs…
SM East girls win Lancer Invitational
Shawnee Mission East got a chance to experience swimming in the morning during the eighth-annual Lancer Invitational on Saturday at SM East.In a meet that started at 10 a.m., depth proved to be the…
Simcox's relentless work makes her The Star's All-Metro Missouri girls swimmer of the ye
Her work seems like an endless lap around the pool. This spring, Blue Springs High School junior swimmer Ibby Simcox practices in the morning, then again after school. She travels to different…
Park Hill South leads Northland charge at Missouri swimming state meet
The Park Hill South swimming and diving team finished in a tie for 10th place at the Missouri state championships last Saturday. While the Panthers placed swimmers in the consolation round to gain…
Missouri state swimming reflections: St. Teresa's, Raytown and Blue Springs
St. Teresa’s Academy sophomore Rose Hutchison has been on a campaign all season to move her sport into the spotlight. Last Saturday as Hutchison stood atop the medal stand at the Missouri swimming…