The Yuma Heat swim team will be hosting the Polar Bear Plunge for the third straight year this weekend.The three-day event will span from Friday-Sunday and brings teams from all over the area. Rio Sal... Full story
Of the six Yuma-area athletes at the Arizona State Swimming & Diving Championships, Gila Ridge's Emily Reh had the best showing.Reh's time of 24.42 seconds in the girls 50-meter freestyle earned a sixth-place finish Saturday at the Kino Aquatics ... Full story
Jonathan Duran sat on the lifeguard's elevated chair, overlooking everyone at Marcus Pool. It was almost as if he was sitting on his throne.If nothing else, this Kofa senior enjoyed his surroundings.“I was checking everyone out,” Duran sa... Full story
Emily Reh has another opportunity to redeem herself.Reh qualified for the finals of the girls 50-meter freestyle and the 100-meter freestyle in the preliminaries of the state swim meet Thursday at the Kino Aquatics Center in Mesa. Reh's 50 free was c... Full story
Old faces. New records.That was the theme in the Gila Valley Region Swim Championship on Saturday afternoon at the Valley Aquatic Center.Emily Reh broke record times she set last year in the 50-meter freestyle and the 100-meter freestyle to help lead... Full story
Chace Williams has one goal.
“I’m tired of coming in second,” Williams said. “I want to be No. 1.”
Golf legend Walter Hagen once said no one remembers who came in second, but what irritates Williams more is he’s ... Full story
Andrew Russell-Cheung – one of the best swimmers in town – didn't know what to expect.After winning a pair of events at the Criminal Swim Invitational, he liked what he accomplished.Russell-Cheung won the 200-meter individual medley in 2 ... Full story
Cibola RaidersLast year: Boys Gila Valley Region Champions; Girls GVR runners-up; 10th place at 5A-II Boys State Meet; 20th place at 5A-II Girls State Meet.Top returners: Jake Stiffler, breaststroke; Ryan Keough, breaststroke; Andrew Russell-Cheung, ... Full story
It was no surprise to Cibola swim coach Richard McClure that Andrew Russell-Cheung won a region title this season, just surprising that it was in the 200-yard freestyle. Cibola's Russell-Cheung, a veteran breaststroke swimmer, won the region tit... Full story
The Cibola boys took 10th place at the 5A-II Swim & Dive Championships on Saturday at the Kino Aquatics Center in Mesa. The Raiders' 200-yard medley relay team of Jake Kaba, Andrew Russell-Cheung, Caleb McClure and Jon Smith finished sixth ... Full story