Chris Balbo - (Author)

The Georgia State High School 6A Championships proved to be exciting for all in attendance in Atlanta. Men's Side From the first event on, scrapping to be the first hand on the wall proved to be the only guarantee for a victory. The 200 Medley Relay was a tick for tack, with different stroke strengt...

Finals were underway this afternoon at the finals of Georgia High School class 5A State Championship Meet. The meet started off with a fast start. Westminster proved victorious setting yet another state record, breaking their own record from prelims. Westminster was behind by over a second after the...

The Georgia High School State Championships kicked off with diving finals on day one of the three-day meet in Atlanta. In the 5A division, the competition was intense with the top three divers scoring more than 500 points a piece. Grant Summers of St. Pius, dominated his competition, winning the sta...

The 6A Georgia High School State Championships for Swimming and Diving are set to start today, beginning with diving afternoon and swimming preliminaries Friday and finals Saturday evening.  Both women and men will be competing at the Georgia Tech Campus, and one look at the psych sheet has us all p...

The 1-5A Georgia High School State Swimming and Diving Championships kick off this weekend, February fourth through the sixth.   With diving preliminaries beginning Thursday, prelims for swimming Friday and finals on Saturday, the competition is looking fierce. On the men's side, The Westminster Sch...

By Nikki Cannon, Swimming World College Intern Since graduating college and becoming an official "swammer" I have transitioned my life from the pool to a classroom, where I assist sixth grade students.  Being around them has not only reignited my love for recess, Beverly Cleary books, and fun pencil...

By Nikki Cannon, Swimming World College Intern You have made it!  Congratulations, you have survived to see the glory days of swimming.  You have survived the early mornings, hard dryland workouts, terrible races and made it to the coveted weeks in the year-- the very little time in which we can tak...

By Nikki Cannon, Swimming World Intern Perhaps you are gearing up for another season off at school, maybe you’ve hung up your suit and goggles long ago, or possibly you are just entering the world of college swimming as you brace yourself for the recruiting process.  Regardless, if you ever have bee...

By Nikki Cannon, Swimming World College Intern "She keeps correcting my turns, and it's just so annoying! I'm never going to be great at turns, so what's the point?" This statement comes from old roommate, expressing frustration that our college coach was consistently correcting her turns in the 200...

By Nikki Cannon, Swimming World College Intern The practices endured, championships won, times where success seems out of reach and failure inevitable, the friendships forged and the memories made; there is no doubt that college swimming will change the course of one's life. This week I interviewed ...

By Nikki Cannon, Swimming World College Intern I remember the moment very clearly; I was a junior in college and we were racing one of our top competitors in a dual meet.  Although not a championship format, the meet was still very important for our season, and I knew that being at my best would hel...

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 July 1 is rapidly approaching us and we all know what that means….time for the college recruitment experience to kick off! The time leading up to when college coaches can officially contact you is a moment filled of joy and excitement, but one that can be pl...

By Nikki Cannon, Swimming World Intern I have just finished my swimming career at Boise State University. Swimming over the last 14 years has been an amazing journey, but not one without turmoil and hardships. Right after signing my National Letter of Intent to commit to BSU my senior year of high s...