Alex Raced the 100 M Free in Prelims and Carl swam the 200 M Back.  Alex was 57.81 and Carl went a best at 2:03.78.  Great job for both athletes at their first Olympic Trials!   Alex marching out and Carl after killing it!

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 Bad news.  Jeff Valodine was struck by a car his mother reports while crossing the street.  Cindy says he has many broken bones including arm, knee, elbow and rib and is at Childrens Hospital.  You may visit anytime.

This morning Schroeder had three athletes racing the 100 Meter Freestyle.  Mitchell swam to 51.53, Adam was 51.15 and Steve raced to 49.93 just shy of a second swim tonight.  Tomorrow Alex Meyers takes a start in the 100 Free and Carl races the 200 M Back.         right: Steve parading out

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  Adam Mania is 14th and Mitchell Friedemann is 11th after the prelims of the 100 M Back.  Mania stuck with his plan to take the race out fast and we think he was the second fastest at the turn.  Tonight he'll adjust and both athletes will be racing to be in tomorrow's finals.  Watch broadcast on NBC - finals beign at 6:45 PM.

All of the optimism evaporated quickly after two disappointing swims in tonight's semi-final of the Men's 100 M Back event at the 2012 USA Olympic Swimming Trials.  Mitchell got off to a great start and looked relaxed and smooth.  After the turn (26.50) Mitchell wasn't able to finish strong enough and went 55.25.  Adam was up next and he just over corrected from the morning.  Adam was out relaxed but too much so at 27.28 and while he swam well on the 2nd 50 he was only able to go...

Sports Etc. Wisconsin swimmers compete alongside the big fish at U.S. Olympic team trials Chris Wilson State qualifiers (from left) Alex Meyers, 16, Carl Newenhouse, 19, Steve Cebertowicz, 22, and Adam Mania, 28, practiced at the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center in Brown Deer on Friday. By Gary D’Amato of the Journal Sentinel June 24, 2012       Email Print (0) Comments enlarge photo Chris Wilson Steve Cebertowicz, 22, a graduate of Nicolet High School and the University of North Carolina, practices for the 50 and 100 freestyle.   The...

Gwen finished 11th in the Kitzbuhel, Austria ITU Championship Triathlon earlier today.  Gwen will be back in Wisconsin on Monday!  Below is the release from the ITU...   Swiss star Nicola Spirig showed off her brilliant finishing kick again as she powered to her second straight victory in the 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series today in Kitzbühel, Austria and continued her torrid winning streak after recording wins at the European Championships and Madrid. “It was almost a perfect race for me,” said Spirig. “I had a really good swim, I...

Elite Women’s Preview Hewitt enters her third WTS of the year straight off the back of Banyoles World Cup where she finished fourth. After her bronze in Sydney, a medal this weekend will be Hewitt’s fifth in Kitzbühel.  Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig has won her past two races, taking the most recent WTS in Madrid for the second year running and regaining her European Championship title in Eilat. Spirig has also finished on the podium in Kitzbühel before, claiming silver in 2009 and winning in 2008. Barbara Riveros Diaz proved that...