Monday, August 1, 2011
Even though Marple Newtown Swim Team didn't sport a winning record this summer, Ron Nagel has won the hearts of his team, his spectators and even his opponents.
BROOMALL–Ron Nagel starts each summer morning working out with 20 to 25 other teenagers as a member of the Marple Newtown Swim Team for Marple Newtown Swim Club in Broomall. He arrives each day with his ear phones in, his sweatshirt hood up, and a huge smile on his face. He's almost always the first one in the pool. The team forgets the fact that Nagel's a Special Olympian wth Down's Syndrome—to them, he's just another swimmer trying to find his way. Ron trains daily for an hour and a half, not always making all the drills and practice sets, but never failing to try. Day by day, year after year since he was 5 years old, Nagel gives it his all. This summer, as a senior, Nagel's events have doubled in distance. He now has to do four lengths…
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
The Lady Tigers end with a 20-point shortfall, 97-77, but Marple Newtown boys come roaring back to win 100-86.
ARDMORE—Marple Newtown's swimmers continue to struggle with adversity this season due to a shortened roster and a tough practice situation–held at neighboring school Strath Haven due to renovations to their own pool–but they found a way to battle back in the second half of Tuesday's meet and take away at least one victory. "We have a few (missing players) every meet," said coach Andrew Kane, "Either sick, [at] school activities or the like...it's hurting us at just about every meet. But the biggest [problem] is the weather because we practice only at 5 a.m., I have had to cancel at least one practice a week for the last four weeks. When you have two meets a week and cancel one practice, that means we're only practicing one or two days a …
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Lower Merion High School
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Marple Newtown swim team has a strong underclassmen showing that has the coaching staff looking ahead to a brighter tomorrow.
Wallingford–With their home pool being renovated this season, it's literally a rebuilding year for Marple Newtown's swim team, but the underclassmen are showing a bright future. It took five races for the Tigers to see their first win on Tuesday, and it came from freshman Makaela Somma, who blew her previous best 200-meter individual medley time out of the water by 5 seconds. The first-place finishes were in scarce supply for Marple Newtown, but when they came, they came from the freshmen and sophomore girls. Somma would also finish first in the girls 100-meter backstroke, while her classmate and fellow bright spot on the horizon, Calie Coghlan, took the girls 50-meter freestyle sprint with a personal record time of 27.49 seconds. The …
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Marple Newtown's swim team faces adversity from the get-go this year, but there's a lot of potential on their shortened roster.
Wallingford—Marple Newtown High School knew they had an uphill battle to fight before the swim season even kicked off Dec. 14 against Penncrest High School. One unfair advantage is that none of their home games will actually be at home anytime soon. Marple Newtown's swimming pool is currently under construction, and is estimated to end no less than six months from now. As a result the team has been forced to practice at a different location at 5 a.m., which has resulted in a noticeable drop in their overall numbers. Despite the short roster–even shorter on Tuesday with the loss of talented 6-foot-6-inch junior John Brogan to illness–Marple Newtown still gave Penncrest a good fight. Although the final score of the boys' matchup was 111-75…
Roisin Murphy Arnold
10:42 am on Tuesday, August 30, 2011
We are all very proud of you Ronald. Way to go Bug :) more ›