Read morePassages: Bob Chen, Rio Salado Swim Club, Chandler High School Swimming Coach Dies09 August 2021Bob Chen, who was the Rio Salado Swim Club coach and Chandler High School swimming coach, has died. "This news has left a massive hole in our hearts as we try to process how and why this happened. Bob was an important member of our community for over 10 years now and will be missed immensely," Rio S...
Read more2Girls 100 Fly National Record Battle Highlights High School All-Americans List17 July 2015One of the exciting highlights of the 2014-2015 high school swimming season was the battle for ownership of the 100 butterfly national high school record, with some of the fastest times ever swum by teenagers posted as a result. Our 11-part NISCA All-American Showcase is highlighting each event on t...
Read more2After Losing Coach, Her Husband and Daughter Lead Xavier to State Title19 November 2017By David Rieder. Mia Rankin, a 14-year-old freshman at all-girls Xavier College Prep, was racing for a state title. In the 500 free final at the Arizona Division I girls’ state meet, she was neck-and-neck with Chandler High School’s Destiny Kling. Watching closely on deck was Mia’s father Mark Ranki...
Chandler, Wagner Star at Arizona 5A High School State Championships03 November 2000By Phillip Whitten TEMPE, Arizona, November 4. JUNIOR Ashley Chandler and senior Amy Wagner were the standouts at this weekend's Arizona 5A Girls High School State Championships, held at Arizona State University in Tempe. Despite their heroics, perennial champion Xavier Prep won the team title w...
Read moreAquatic Center to be Named after Late Swim Coach Kerry Croswhite29 October 2020Kerry Croswhite, a long-time swim coach in Arizona who died in July due to complications from COVID-19, is set to have the facility he once worked at named in his honor. The Chandler Unified School District is expected to approve the naming of its aquatic center in Croswhite’s honor, according to Th...
Read moreArizona Swim Coach Kerry Croswhite Battling COVID-19 Infection10 July 2020Longtime Chandler swimming coach Kerry Croswhite is in the hospital battling for his life after testing positive for COVID-19. Croswhite, 61, fell ill on June 22. He initially tested negative for coronavirus after a stint of isolation, but his symptoms worsened on June 30. He was hospitalized twice,...