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Noblesville's Luke Whitlock, 18, finishes 15th in 800-meter freestyle Olympic heats
PARIS – Luke Whitlock could not summon the same fast finish that propelled him into the Paris Olympics. The Noblesville 18-year-old finished 15th Monday in heats of the 800-meter freestyle and did not make the cut to eight for Tuesday’s final at Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, France. ...
Paris Olympics | Indiana makes its mark as Team USA gets its first gold
NANTERRE, France — Notre Dame and Carmel made more swim history Saturday night at the Paris Olympics. Chris Guiliano is not only the first Notre Dame men’s swimmer to represent Team USA at an Olympic Games. Now, he is the first gold medalist. Guiliano gave the Americans the...
Sophomore fillies steal the show at Hoosier
Anderson, IN — The Indiana Sires Stakes returned to Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Friday (July 26). The streaking Hail Broadway won the lone $95,500 event for 3-year-old trotting fillies while Lets Go Endofaera and Lyin’ Eyes delivered as favorites in teir respective $48,500 divisions for 3-year-old pacing fillies.
Carmel's Aaron Shackell competes in 400-meter freestyle, reflects on first Olympic final
NANTERRE, France – Carmel, which went until three years ago without a U.S. Olympic swimmer, has now produced a finalist in the men's 400-meter freestyle in successive Olympic Games. Aaron Shackell, seeded 14th, was sixth in the heats and eighth in the final Saturday night at the Paris Olympics. Carmel’s Jake Mitchell was eighth at Tokyo in 2021. He and Shackell both set national high school records, too. ...
From Scouts to Olympians she helps kids be safe in the water
Maegen Fleck, Noblesville, leads a busy life. As an avid outdoorsman, she became the Scoutmaster to Troop 3030, which she helped found so that her Cub Scout Den of girls had a place to continue their quest to Eagle. As a lifelong swimmer, she is also the Junior Royal 3...
Carmel, Indiana only U.S. city with 3 Olympic swimmers in Paris
Carmel, Indiana, the 106,000-person city that calls itself SwimCity, is living up to the name coined by Mayor Sue Finkam: It is the only city with three hometown swimmers competing in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, according to SwimSwam, using USA Swimming parameters. Drew Kibler, who competed in the...
Longtime Tigers track & field coach gets national recognition
Nathan Warnecke is first Hoosier to be named National High School Track & Field Boys Coach of the Year. Winning a state championship gets you noticed, and not just in your home state. The Fishers boys track and field team claimed its first-ever state title in June at Indiana University....
Marcum Claims CRA Sportsman Crown Jewel
ANDERSON, Ind. — During a 25-lap stretch of the Madison County 200 eventual race winner Jeff Marcum was on a mission. It was Marcum’s 15th win with the Champion Racing Association Vore’s Welding Sportsman Late Models equaling the mark of Jason Atkinson. Marcum drove most of the...
Drew Kibler's near-misses fuel drive for Olympic gold: 'That’s what I’m here for.'
INDIANAPOLIS – If there is a statement summarizing the swimming journey of Drew Kibler, it is this, from poet Robert Browning: Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, Or what’s a heaven for? ...
Reid returns at Greyhounds boys golf coach
Chard Reid is back as the Carmel boys golf coach. The Greyhounds announced Reid’s return to the program earlier this month for what will be his second stint as head coach. Reid coached Carmel from 2014 to 2019, a period when the Greyhounds won two state championships (2018 and 2019) and finished runners-up once (2017).
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