Articles by Casey Charles

The Pac-12 Conference Look-Back: Women’s Record Books (Part 1)

Since 1980, Stanford women have won an astonishing 14 Olympic gold medals in swimming, twice-as-many as any other Pac-12 school in that time.

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Lazzerini Sets Sights On NCAAs Fresh Off Penn State’s First-Ever Breaststroke Title

Penn State sophomore Mariano Lazzerini made history by becoming the first Nittany Lion to win a male breaststroke event at Big Tens.

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Coaching Excellence Leads Indian River Towards 50 Straight National Titles

While Indian River’s streak is well known in the swimming community, most are unaware of the rich coaching history over the last 50 years. 

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Battaglini Swims 19.3 in the 50 Free as Carrboro Boys, Lake Norman Girls Win NC 3A Titles

Durham School of the Arts senior Lucca Battaglini swam 19.36 on a 200 free relay leadoff. While that won’t count as a state record, it came close to the national high school record.

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Russia Fails to pay $1.2 Million in Annual Contributions to WADA

Russian turmoil continues to mount as failed WADA payment adds to the growing international concerns with the embattled nation.

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