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2026 All-Area Boys' Swimming and Diving: Meet the first team
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (103+ words) Want a copy of today's edition? Here's a map of single-copy locations Jonathan Freeburg, Central, All-Area Boys' Swimming at the News-Gazette in Champaign on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Mahomet-Seymour senior Emmett Kearns made The News-Gazette's 2026 All-Area Boys' Swimming and Diving First Team....
The News-Gazette's 22nd All-Area boys' swimming and diving team: Athlete of the Year honorees
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (151+ words) Schlarman senior Charles Medlin is The News-Gazette's choice for the All-Area Boys' Swimmer of the Year for the 2025-26 season. Schlarman senior Charles Medlin stood out above the rest in the area this season, culminating with a second-place finish in the…...
2026 All-Area Boys' Swimming and Diving: Meet the complete team
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (182+ words) Urbana boys' diver Max Kooper and his teammates will host a four-team meet this upcoming Monday that will benefit Cunningham Children's Home in Urbana. Garren Barker Sr. Champaign Central Tyler Cappa So. Champaign Central Erik Fahnestock Jr. Uni High Jonathan…...
2026 All-Area Boys' Swimmer of the Year: Medlin goes out with bang at state
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (1171+ words) Schlarman senior Charles Medlin is The News-Gazette's choice for the All-Area Boys' Swimmer of the Year for the 2025-26 season. Swimmer if the Year-Charles Medlin, Schlarman, All-Area Boys' Swimming at the News-Gazette in Champaign on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Schlarman senior Charles Medlin…...
2026 All-Area Boys' Swimming and Diving: Coach of the Year Dave Young
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (215+ words) It's fun. We still like the developmental part of it. That's a really satisfying part of taking a kid who can swim really well, and all of a sudden, now he's on the conference squad. That part's really exciting. There's…...
The Starting Line | Savoy woman marking 40th anniversary of frigid English Channel swim
2+ week, 4+ day ago (699+ words) Carol Hartman swimming the English Channel on Aug. 13, 1986. Carol Hartman at the Urbana Indoor Aquatic Center. It was 40 years ago this summer that Carol Hartman entered the frigid waters of the Strait of Dover at Shakespeare Beach, near Dover, U. K. , and…...
Meet the 2025 All-Area Girls' Swimming and Diving Coach of the Year: Erich O'Donnell from Mahomet-Seymour
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (374+ words) From left, the O'Donnell family: Talynn, Erich, Sadi and Raegan. Erich O'Donnell is the Mahomet-Seymour girls' swimming and diving coach, and after leading the Bulldogs to the program's first sectional title, he won The News-Gazette's Coach of the Year honor…...
PHOTO GALLERY: All Area Girl's Swimming 2025
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (223+ words) Girl's swimming all area photos from Nov. 19, 2025. Lilly Johnson, BHRA, all area swimming at the NG on Wednesday, Nov. 19. .. All area swimmers, clockwise from top left: Brynley Wilber, Lilly Johnson, Rebekah Kim, Sofia Marquez, Macy Cappa, Bailey Malloch, Talynn O'Donnell,…...
Making a splash: 10 area girls" swimmers and divers to watch in 2025
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (443+ words) Centennial's Sofia Marquez competes in the 200-yard individual medley on Tuesday night at Unit 4 Pool in Champaign. The Chargers' freshman won the race, touching the wall first after 2 minutes, 19. 25 seconds. NEW: Follow The News-Gazette on Tik Tok here Believe it…...
Mc Intosh goes for 5 individual golds at world championships with Los Angeles Olympics in sight
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (754+ words) Summer Mc Intosh won three individual gold medals a year ago at the Olympics, the star in the Paris pool alongside France's L'on Marchand. Apparently unsatisfied with three, she'll go for five gold medals starting Sunday at the world swimming…...