Samantha Laughlin and Ross Spock used to share the same pool as teammates on the Bluewater Bay Barracudas as baby-faced 9-year-olds.
Earlier this year, it was Laughlin and Spock who turned in the... Full story
Before Ross Spock had taken part in a single heat, Niceville swimming coach Kathy Ritacco had noticed something different about her senior swimmer.
Ritacco noticed a rejuvenated sense of desire from Spock, a two-sport athlete who also participated... Full story
The Fort Walton Beach swimming and diving team is rolling into the state meet with a pool full of momentum.
The Viking boys were the runners-up with 223 points at the Region 1-2A meet on Thursday at the Trousdell Aquatic Center in Tallahassee, and... Full story
When Fort Walton Beach swimming coach Pam Braseth pre-ordered championship T-shirts before the District 1-2A meet, she did so fully confident her crystal ball was without blemishes.
And she was right.
As it turned out, the Vikings sent an... Full story
The Fort Walton Beach swimming and diving team confirmed its status on top of the area heap on Friday.
The Vikings finished a solid second at the District 1-2A tournament at West Florida, and Choctawhatchee finished third on the girls side... Full story
For four area swim programs, today marks the beginning of what each hopes to be a fairy tale ending.
On the heels of Thursday’s diving competition, Choctawhatchee, Fort Walton Beach, Navarre and Niceville will take part in the swimming... Full story
For a second year in a row, Fort Walton Beach’s boys and girls swim teams were crowned County Champs following the Okaloosa County Championships at the Fort Walton Beach YMCA.
The victory marked a sixth straight county title for the Viking... Full story
Fort Walton Beach’s Samantha Laughlin (2:54.39) and Niceville’s Ross Spock (2:29.94) emerged from Parkwood Pool with the fastest combined times to win Wednesday’s short pentathlon in their respective classes.
Swimmers from... Full story
So how do you follow up a sophomore season in which you turned the Region 1-2A meet into your own personal highlight reel, finished third at the state in the 500 freestyle and earned Daily News Swimmer of the Year recognition?
If you’re... Full story
Staff reports
For area swimmers, today's regional swim meet can place them one step closer to achieving their season-long - and, in most cases, life-long - goals of swimming for a state title.
They will look to take that step as early as this... Full story
By JARED MACARIN
jaredm@nwfdailynews.com
Swimming coaches and athletes will have less time this year to get into championship form.
The season, in connection with the changing of the school calendar, has been knocked down one week, putting pressure... Full story