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It was a historic race in the men's 800 freestyle as the event would have its first Olympians in history with the addition of the event in this Olympic cycle. Bobby Finke claimed the premier title in the event, touching the wall first. More history was made with who touched second as Michael Brinega...

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, Feb. 15. THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN led in the team scoring and Indiana won its first Big Ten relay title in 16 years to highlight the first day of competition at the 2001 Big 10 Women's Swimming and Diving Championships. Here are the event-by-event highlights: 500 Yard Fre...

When Michael Brinegar flipped with 50 meters to go in the final of the 800-meter freestyle at the United States Olympic Trials, he was more than a second and a half behind second place. But to anyone that knew and followed Brinegar over the years, he was nowhere near out of the race. Brinegar has al...

From Olympian to Coach, Jennifer Brinegar Continues to Leave an Impact As swimmers bring in the new year, it is often the time to reflect on the year that was, while getting ready to embark on the journey ahead. Looking back on the past year allows one to reflect on the good times and the bad, while...

By David Rieder. More than 30 years ago, Jennifer Hooker was fresh off swimming at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal when she moved west to train with Mark Schubert and the Mission Viejo Nadadores. Three decades later, her son, Michael Brinegar, followed the same pathway, from Indiana out to Southern Ca...

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 9. AS part of our 11-day series highlighting the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association’s release of the 2013-14 All-America lists, Swimming World will also be looking at the history of each event that is part of the high school schedule. Today, we take a look back ...

CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 27. COMPETING at the Ohio Division I Girls High School State Championships on Feb. 22, a relay team from Upper Arlington High School broke the national public school -- and overall national high school -- record for the girls' 200 yard medley relay. The team of Elaine Ferrito ...