Tag: swimming
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With Portal Pool years from returning, Colorado Springs offers three public pools for summer
When it comes to outdoor swimming, Colorado Springs has a pair of public pools to pick from this summer. It’s unlikely that any other city-owned facility will be added soon. On Saturday, Wilson Ranch Pool and Monument Valley Pool opened for the summer through a partnership between Colorado Springs and the YMCA of the Pikes…
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Peak Performer: Lewis-Palmer swimmer Noah DiStefano adopts new training method to help team to breakout season
An Australian swimmer has revolutionized sprint training, and Noah DiStefano is paying attention. Lewis-Palmer swimmer DiStefano is having a breakout season with 32 first-place finishes to help the Rangers to a 7-0 record in duals, one year after going 2-4-1. With the top 50 freestyle, 100 free, and 100 butterfly times on the team, he…
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Peak Performer: TCA’s Natalie Genz finds community on Liberty swim team, earns CSML Swimmer of Year
Natalie Genz was shocked when she heard her name announced as the Colorado Springs Metro League Swimmer of the Year. The senior from Class 4A Liberty’s team received the honor Thursday in a stacked field that included several talented 5A Pine Creek swimmers. The recognition was full of emotion for The Classical Academy senior who…
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Colorado Springs kids participate in ‘World’s Largest Swimming Lesson’
Annual event promotes water safety ahead of busy July 4 weekend
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Trail Talk: Horsetooth Reservoir in Larimer County a fun way to break out of a rut
When I slip on my worn hiking boots, it’s like wrapping up in a favorite afghan — comfortable and familiar. Trails are like that too, and I have my favorites — just as you likely do also. Paths so familiar that I know where to find the pasque flowers in May and the columbines in…
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Federal judge eases path for athlete’s abuse lawsuit against Olympic, Paralympic committee
A federal judge agreed last month that a swimmer was an “invitee” of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee at its Colorado Springs training facility when a fellow athlete allegedly sexually assaulted him. Plaintiff Parker Egbert and the committee disputed whether he was an invitee or a “licensee” under Colorado law during his stay at…
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Federal judge narrows athlete’s claims against Olympic, Paralympic committee for sex abuse
A federal judge on Monday dismissed some of the claims lodged against the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee by a swimmer who alleges the organization negligently failed to protect him from a fellow athlete’s sexual assaults. Parker Egbert, who has an intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder, competed in the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2021. He…
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Beach for quiet water play opens at Colorado state park
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to emphasize Kestrel Pond not being a designated “swim beach.” As the busy season ramps up at Colorado’s busiest state park, an area has opened to be a break from the noisy bustle. “A place of more solitude compared to the main lake where powerboats, fishing boats and…
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High school sports week features a slew of notable events around Colorado
Here are five notable prep sporting events happening this week. Events to watch Girls’ swimming State swimming and diving All day Thursday-Saturday at Veterans Aquatics Center, Thornton State diving began Tuesday and Wednesday along with preliminaries for 4A swimming Wednesday, but the remainder of the week will feature plenty of action from the state’s primer…
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PEAK PERFORMER | Katie McClelland & Sydney McKenzie
This week’s Peak Performers are Lewis-Palmer High School swimmers, Katie McClelland and Sydney McKenzie. (Video by Katie Klann)