By BOB YORK –  It took just mere seconds after Oscar Miao had scripted “The End” to his swimming career at Deerfield Academy that pandemonium began to set in. The Deerfield senior swims the anchor leg of the 400 freestyle relay. That makes him the final swimmer in the final event and means he’s the [...]

By Bob York Over the past five years, the Big Green has spent an awful lot of time at the New England Swimming and Diving Championships kicking water in opponents’ faces.  It’s nothing personal mind you, just this sport’s trickle-down effect that finds the slower swimmers getting caught up in the wakes of the faster [...]

The Boys and Girls’ Varsity Swimming and Diving teams competed Saturday in the Division I New England Prep School Swimming and Diving Championships. Both teams brought home the runner-up team trophies and shared numerous outstanding individual and relay performances, setting three New England records—the boys 200 Medley Relay, the girls 200 Free Relay and the [...]

By Bob York So much to do, so little time. How often does that quandary enter your mind? Well, suck it up … how’d you like to be a diver? Imagine performing a successful dive in less time than it takes to describe it. And believe me, we’re not talking “Cannonball!” here … we’re talking [...]