With guidelines in place, the girls swimming season will have a different look

With virtual meets possibly being included in certain teams’ schedules and social distancing measures being followed by all squads, the girls high school swimming scene will have a different look to it this fall. That’s just fine with many of the swimmers and divers who are eager to start the season and experience some type … Read more

CIAC Board of Control: All fall sports will go on as planned in 2020

Fall sports in Connecticut will go on as planned, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference announced Wednesday afternoon following an anticipated vote by its Board of Control. Click here for the complete story

CIAC releases fall sports plan

The following is from the CIAC’s website, casciac.org. To view the CIAC’s 2020 fall sports plan, click here The CIAC has released its plan for a return to interscholastic athletics this fall. A point of emphasis throughout the development of this plan is the fluid nature of planning around COVID. While sports in Connecticut have … Read more

FCIAC’s winter teams were faring well before postseason ended early

When the final two weeks of 2019-20 winter high school sports season were cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, what was assured was that four of the eight sports sanctioned by the CIAC had teams win state championships and the other four sports were unable to finish their state tournaments or championship meets. The winter … Read more

Cancellation of postseason denies swimmers a chance to achieve All-America times

The championship meets are what high school swimmers plan their respective seasons around. It’s when they prepare themselves to swim their fastest and register times that draw the most attention to their talents. Unfortunately, for the members of teams in Connecticut, they won’t have the opportunity to go for All-America, or personal-best times. Click here … Read more

CIAC cancels remaining winter tournament events

The CIAC has cancelled the remainder of its winter postseason tournaments due to concerns regarding the coronavirus. Here is the statement from the CIAC: “Due to continuing concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) CIAC has made the difficult decision to cancel the remainder of its winter championship tournaments. “The decision was made in light … Read more

Greenwich freshman Whitaker Grover captures FCIAC diving championship

STAMFORD—It would be incredibly hard to write a better script than this. Greenwich freshman diver Whitaker Grover received two perfect 10.0 scores from judges and went on to be crowned champion at the FCIAC Boys Diving Championship Wednesday night at the Westhill pool. Competing in his first-ever 11-dive championship competition, Grover fashioned a winning score … Read more

Greenwich caps undefeated regular season defeating Norwalk/McMahon

GREENWICH — Following its annual eight-day training trip to Aruba, the Greenwich boys swimming team is more prepared than ever to face the challenges the championship portion of the season has to offer. “That’s the final set for our team before the postseason,” said Thomas Lewis, one of the Cardinals’ senior captains. “We look forward … Read more

Greenwich swimming opens season with win over FCIAC rival New Canaan

NEW CANAAN — Depth has helped key the Greenwich boys swimming team’s unprecedented success over the years and Friday’s season-opener showed the Cardinals also shouldn’t be shorthanded in any event this winter. Accustomed to beginning their season with a victory, the Cardinals rang in the new year in familiar fashion, defeating a longtime conference rival … Read more