From Team USA: RIO DE JANEIRO — Training and racing with Michael Phelps helped Chase Kalisz get to his first Olympic Games. But it was Kalisz alone who got himself to the Olympic podium. The 22-year-old University of Georgia Bulldog moved into second place during the breaststroke in the men’s 400-meter individual medley and almost […]
Joppatowne Residents Attempt to Save Defunct Mariner Point Swim Club
When the pool at the heart of their community was shut down and put up for sale, Hanna Fitzpatrick, 13, her younger sister Katie Fitzpatrick, and their friend Grace Barnhart helped spark a long shot effort to save the beloved place where Joppatowne families had gathered for decades. It’s a long shot that could soon […]
Body of Missing Edgewood Swimmer Found in Chesapeake Bay
From the Maryland Department of Natural Resources: The Maryland Natural Resources Police have recovered the body of Brandon M. Greene, 21 from Edgewood, Md. Greene disappeared Sunday in the Chesapeake Bay, a half-mile mile west of Howell Point when he jumped off the vessel to go swimming. Greene’s body was transported to the Office of […]
19-Year-Old Aberdeen Proving Ground Soldier Drowns in Deer Creek Rapids at Rocks State Park
A 19-year-old Oregon man, a soldier at Aberdeen Proving Ground, drowned Friday afternoon in the Deer Creek rapids area of Rocks State Park, just below the King and Queen Seats. The Jarrettsville Volunteer Fire Company and Harford County Technical Rescue Team were dispatched just after 4 p.m. Friday to Rocks State Park across from the […]
Havre de Grace Man Drowns While Swimming In Loch Raven Reservoir
From the Baltimore County Fire Department: The young man who drowned Friday while swimming in the Loch Raven Reservoir is Anthony Ibewuike, 22, of Havre de Grace. Ibewuike’s body was recovered Saturday by Baltimore County police divers. Fire officials received a call at about 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 4, for a possible drowning at the […]
Boys & Girls Clubs Reduce Rates at Aberdeen Pool to Serve More Families During Summer Months
From the Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County: In an effort to reach more families and serve more youth Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County has entered into an agreement with the City of Aberdeen to manage and operate the Aberdeen City pool in 2010. Under the agreement the Clubs agreed to operate […]
