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PORTVILLE — Hundreds of students in the Portville Central School District have been busy this year with extracurricular activities — on and off campus...

ITHACA — She’d already done just about everything there was to accomplish throughout a shimmering high school swim career. But there was still one rem...

RED HOUSE — A blue-green algae bloom around the Red House Lake shoreline has temporarily closed Red House Beach in Allegany State Park. The bloom, bel...

OLEAN — Swimming with real pumpkins in a pool and a costume parade that includes apple cider and doughnuts are just some of the events local children ...

I’m not sure what possessed me to do a triathlon. I didn’t own a decent bike, and I don’t like to swim. Regardless, I decided to do the Wood River Tri...

When Rob Cooney reached Freeport Beach in Pennsylvania after swimming 24 miles from Long Point, Ontario, in 13 hours and 32 minutes, he was greeted wi...

Alexis Trietley Olean Girls swimming Trietley nearly didn’t swim this fall to rest her injured shoulders. It turns out the young Olean swim star is st...

For even accomplished athletes, the concept is overwhelming. The idea of doing a 2.4-mile open-water swim, 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run, back-...

EAST MEADOW — All-American. Just let that phrase sink in for a few moments. That’s the recognition Olean High School swimming sensation Seth Farrand e...

I’ve come a long way, baby. It’s taken me more than a year to get here but—dare I say it?—I’m starting to enjoy swimming. That’s a big deal, because u...

Summer is here, and the pools are open. Whether you’re a natural-born swimmer and jump in the water every chance you get, or you just take a dip a few...