The Lake County YMCA does a lot more than give the community a clean and safe place to simply swim a few laps. Above or below water, there is an elite aquatics show going on, and the Central YMCA’s ...

When I was a small child, my mother often brought me along when she taught physical education at a small women’s college, run by nuns who were happy to have a young married woman to handle fencing ...

The sport, formerly known as synchronized swimming, has a new name as well as more muscular athletes and more risky tricks. At a minimum, it demands endurance, power, leonine grace, hair gelatin, ...

While Michigan’s current athletic success is highly transparent a number of programs disappeared over time, particularly in ...

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THE NATION’S LONGEST RUNNING SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING CLUB IS TURNING 99. THE SHARKS OF ROOSEVELT HIGH IN DES MOINES STARTED UP IN 1926. IT WAS THE FIRST CLUB THAT GIRLS AT THE SCHOOL COULD JOIN. TONIGHT ...

The Lake County YMCA does a lot more than give the community a clean and safe place to simply swim a few laps. Above or below water, there is an elite aquatics show going on, and the Central YMCA’s ...