Injury can't dampen swimmer's spirits
When Tori Bagan earned the Mid-American Conference swimmer of the week award in late January, it was almost too good to be true.
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When Tori Bagan earned the Mid-American Conference swimmer of the week award in late January, it was almost too good to be true.
It’s only the beginning of February, but the International Olympic Committee has already managed to make the worst sports decision of 2013 by eliminating wrestling as an Olympic sport beginning in 2020.
Going into the last 50 yards of the 400-yard freestyle relay, Katey Brooks was half a body length behind Miami’s Maddie Kete. A flip turn and 20 seconds later, Brooks was stroke to stroke with Kete, and the Aquatic Center reached a new high point on the decibel scale.
With Miami coming to town Saturday, the Aquatic Center might hit unfamiliar decibel levels, giving Ohio an advantage in terms of fan support against the heavily favored RedHawks.
"We’re good at what we do,” reads the back of a Youngstown State swimming shirt, but Youngstown wasn’t good enough to come around on top against Ohio Friday.
Editors’ Note: This is the second part of weekly series detailing the impact of Ohio’s freshmen on the swimming and diving team.
When U2’s “Beautiful Day” sounded through the Aquatic Center after Saturday’s meet against Toledo, Ohio coach Greg Werner walked up and down the pool deck with a smile on his face. He couldn’t have picked a better song — it was a perfect day.
Freshman Haley Clark perfectly described Ohio’s meet against Xavier.
The last time the Aquatic Center had a functioning cold water fountain on the pool deck was four years ago when Ohio won against Toledo. Then the water fountain broke, and the Bobcats have lost against the Rockets ever since.
When being asked about the number of her South African national team appearances, Bianca Hauzer had to think for a long time.
West Virginia has a higher undergraduate enrollment, a larger endowment and a bigger stadium than Ohio, but not a better swimming team – at least for this season.
Ohio coach Greg Werner has a list of goals for the 2012-2013 swimming season pinned above his desk in his small office, in which every one of his athletes has promised with their signature that they want to win every single dual meet this year.
Editor’s Note: This is the first part of a weekly series detailing the impact of Ohio’s freshmen on the swimming and diving team.
When Josep Guardiola, former coach of FC Barcelona and probably best soccer coach on earth right now, was signed this past week by the German soccer club team Bayern Munich, seemingly no one in the United States cared about it.
2004 marked the year in which the tsunami ravaged the Indian Ocean region, Athens, Greece hosted the 28th Summer Olympics, and Mark Zuckerburg founded Fackbook. This year also marked the start of Ohio’s winning streak against Marshall.
“Who doesn’t love to win” is one line in the Marshall University fight song. The Thundering Herd’s swimmers, though, haven’t felt the love of winning against Ohio in years.
“The holidays are usually the time of the year you’d be sitting around,” Ohio swimming coach Greg Werner takes a pause before adding, “but that is not the life we choose.”
In the world of politics Germany belongs to the group of the eight most powerful governments in the world, alongside the United States, Canada, Russia, France, Japan, Italy and the United Kingdom. In sport, however, Germany is lacking this power.
At a press conference Saturday afternoon, Ohio Athletics announced that Aaron Rodgers will be the new head coach of the women’s soccer team.
If the Bobcats were to rephrase Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You,” it would likely end up being “All I Want for Christmas is No Practice.”