Tag: Swimming

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Former swim coach, teacher, Jim Kelly, in Aurora, dies

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James (Jim) T. Kelly, Sr., Marmion Academy’s founding swim and diving coach and former faculty member, died February 17, in Leesburg, Fla. at age 83. Kelly is fondly remembered for his 35 years of dedication to Marmion Academy (1966-2001) in Aurora. In addition to being the founding swim and diving...

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St. Charles North, Neuqua Valley, capture swim sectionals

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By Bobby Narang The future looks bright for the St. Charles North High School girls swimming team. But the present shines as well. The North Stars concluded their season in style, by scoring 228 points to win the St. Charles North Sectional championship Saturday afternoon. St. Charles East managed to...

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Swimming historical, beneficial, enjoyable, exercise

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“A short introduction to learne to swimme.” -C. Middleton circa 1595 The year was 1909. The Messina earthquake of 1908 struck the Straits of Messina in southern Italy and destroyed cities and caused up to 150,000 deaths. Compare that to 636 Italian deaths from COVID-19 as of April 7, 2020,...

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