Sports: Swimming
Published Sunday, Feb. 05, 2012

The edge went to Walla Walla on Saturday at the 4A district boys swimming and diving championships in Ellensburg.

Published Friday, Feb. 03, 2012

Honor Roll

Published Thursday, Feb. 02, 2012

Hanford and Richland both won district boys swimming championships last season and will try to do it again this weekend in Ellensburg.

Published Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012

Here are the 2012 Columbia Basin Big Nine boys swimming standings through Jan. 28:

CBBN boys swim meet
Miranda Ruff/Special to the Tri-City Herald

Walla Walla's Russell Skorina wins the 100 breaststroke. Walla Walla High School played host to the final meet of the Columbia Basin Big Nine 4A/3A boys swim meet of the season, staged Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 at Whitman College's Harvey Pool. Hanford edged Wa-Hi 91-79 for the league title.

Published Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012

WALLA WALLA — Hanford, Richland and Walla Walla were locked in a three-way battle all season for CBBN 4A-3A boys swimming supremacy.

Published Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012

Here are the 2011-2012 Mid-Columbia boys swimming standings through Friday, Jan. 27:

Published Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012

WALLA WALLA -- In tight swimming meets, it can be diving that makes the difference.

Published Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012

Swimming honor roll for Mid-Columbia.

Published Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012

HOOD RIVER -- Hermiston's Austin Bentz finished second in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 53.96 seconds Saturday at the Eagle Indian Invitational.

Published Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012

The Richland and Hanford boys swimming teams placed in the top 15 on Saturday at the 36-team Kentridge Invitational in Federal Way.

Published Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012

FEDERAL WAY -- The Kentridge Invitational in Federal Way draws boys swimming talent from all over Washington, as well from other states.

Published Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012

YAKIMA -- The Hanford and Richland boys swimming teams defeated West Valley on Tuesday at Lions Pool in Yakima.

Published Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012

Nolan Saam swam a state-qualifying time of 1 minute, 4.64 seconds in winning the 100-yard breaststroke, and Prosser qualified for state in the 200 medley relay (1:48.16) in Tuesday's 79-65 dual meet victory over Selah at Yakima's Lions Pool. The Mustangs also set a school record (1:38.36) in the 200 freestyle relay.

Published Sunday, Jan. 08, 2012

EAST WENATCHEE -- Hanford and Richland enjoyed a successful trip to East Wenatchee on Saturday, with both teams posting wins in their first swim meet since Dec. 10.

Published Friday, Jan. 06, 2012

Walla Walla's Austin Garrett (50 free) and Patrick Giedeman (500 free) qualified for state as the Blue Devils posted a 93-77 home win Thursday against Moses Lake.

Published Thursday, Jan. 05, 2012

The holidays are over, and it's time for area swimmers to get back in the pool and race.

Published Monday, Dec. 19, 2011

EAST WENATCHEE -- Walla Walla's Austin Garrett and Jonathan Kelm each took firsts in two individual events and were part of the first-place 200 medley relay squad as the Blue Devils defeated host Eastmont 106-64 on Saturday at Harvey Pool.

Published Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011

After three years of competing with -- and against -- some of the best swimmers to come through the Richland program, Nick Connors has reached the head of the class.

Published Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011

There were no state qualifying times Saturday for either Hanford or Richland, but the Falcons' Jeevan Philip topped himself in the 100-yard butterfly (first, 57.47 seconds) and 100 backstroke (third, 1:03.38) as the teams easily swept Davis and Eisenhower in a CWL 4A-3A double dual at Lions Pool.

Published Friday, Dec. 09, 2011

Hanford notched its first victory in nearly a decade over host Moses Lake in a CBBN double dual Thursday.

Published Sunday, Dec. 04, 2011

Will Wertz had two victories and one second-place finish to lead Hanford to a team title at the Walla Walla Invitational on Saturday at Whitman Pool.

Published Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011

Othello senior Natilee Ruiz, who this fall receives her third Tri-City Herald All-Area Swimmer of the Year honor, is a stellar example of the type of competitor this area can produce.

Published Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011

FEDERAL WAY -- Natilee Ruiz's competition likely is thrilled the Othello swimmer is graduating this year.

Published Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011

FEDERAL WAY -- Lisa Bratton turned on the jets in a big way Friday.

Published Friday, Nov. 11, 2011

Here is the schedule of the 2011 girls state swimming and diving championships at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way

Published Friday, Nov. 11, 2011

OTHELLO -- Though graduation is still several months away, Natilee Ruiz will say goodbye to a big part of her high school years this weekend.

Published Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011

KENNEWICK -- Southridge High School senior swimmer Alisha Sanchez will compete this weekend in her third consecutive state 50-yard freestyle, but her qualifying time of 25.67 seconds didn't come until district preliminaries.

Published Wednesday, Nov. 09, 2011

Kennewick High School junior Hailey Murphy will compete this weekend at the state swimming and diving championships for a school-record third year in a row.

Published Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011

ELLENSBURG -- Melissa Merrill and sisters Stephanie and Lisa Tixier turned in sparkling performances to help Hanford take the 3A crown at the District 5/6/7 Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday in Ellensburg.

Published Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011

Othello senior Natilee Ruiz got a pair of Class 2A district records on the first day of the District 5/6/7 swimming championships in Ellensburg.

Published Friday, Oct. 28, 2011

MOSES LAKE -- Southridge sophomore Danielle Freund bounced to the top of the leaderboard after Thursday's district diving preliminaries at Moses Lake.

Published Friday, Oct. 28, 2011

Here are the top seeds for the 2011 girls swimming district meet in the Mid-Columbia:

Published Friday, Oct. 28, 2011

Here are the final 2011 Columbia Basin Big Nine girls swimming standings:

Published Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011

District swimming and diving action begins today when the divers take to the board for preliminaries at Moses Lake.

Published Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011

YAKIMA -- Southridge's Katelyn McLaughlin qualified for state in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1 minute, 12.14 seconds, and the Suns' 200 and 400 freestyle relay squads also had state qualifying times in a CBBN 3A meet against West Valley and Sunnyside on Saturday at Lions Pool in Yakima.

Published Friday, Oct. 21, 2011

EAST WENATCHEE -- For the second straight year, the Richland and Hanford girls swim programs have risen to the top in the CBBN.

Published Friday, Oct. 21, 2011

Here are the 2011 Columbia Basin Big Nine girls swimming standings through Thursday, Oct. 20:

Published Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011

Hailey Rankin was a sterling representative for the Prosser girls swimming team during the Tri-City Championships on Oct. 8 in Kennewick.

Published Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011

MOSES LAKE -- Breanna Lyons, Katelyn McLaughlin, Megan O'Leary and Rachel Schafer guided Southridge to two relay victories Tuesday night, but Moses Lake had home-pool advantage in a CBBN 4A/3A meet against the Suns, winning 99-87.

Published Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011

Here are the 2011 Mid-Columbia girls swimming standings through Oct. 18:

Published Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011

WALLA WALLA -- Hanford's Melissa Merrill swam to first-place in the 100 breaststroke with a state-qualifying time of one minute, 10.41 seconds during CBBN 4A/3A double dual action at Whitman College.

Published Friday, Oct. 14, 2011

WENATCHEE -- Southridge earned a state-qualifying time of 1 minute, 46.13 seconds in the 200-yard freestyle relay in a nonleague road meet at Wenatchee High School.

Published Friday, Oct. 14, 2011

Here are the 2011 Mid-Columbia girls swimming standings as of Friday, Oct. 14:

Published Sunday, Oct. 09, 2011

RICHLAND -- The Richland and Hanford girls swimming teams pulled off a rare first-place tie at last weekend's Mukilteo Invitational in Federal Way.

Published Saturday, Oct. 08, 2011

It didn't take long for Erin Holmes to achieve one of the biggest goals on her five-year plan.

Published Saturday, Oct. 08, 2011

Though her family has a pool at its house, Lisa Bratton doesn't hop in as much as she once did.

Published Saturday, Oct. 08, 2011

MOSES LAKE -- Southridge's Danielle Freund improved her state-qualifying mark at the 11-dive meet at Moses Lake High School.

Published Saturday, Oct. 08, 2011

Here are the top times among Mid-Columbia girls swimmers for the 2011 season:

Published Wednesday, Oct. 05, 2011

Here are the 2011 Mid-Columbia swimming standings through Tuesday, Oct. 5:

Published Wednesday, Oct. 05, 2011

MOSES LAKE -- Courtney Schwiesow won the 200-yard individual medley, took second in the 100 breaststroke and helped Moses Lake claim the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays as the Chiefs were victorious in their pool Tuesday, bringing home the Moses Lake Invitational crown.






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