BY MATT SCHOOLEY Two years ago, Steve Miller didn’t have a team to swim for. Now, with a strong performance in Omaha, Neb., the Windham resident could find himself with a spot on the most elite team there is. Miller takes part in the Olympic trials for the United States swim team June 29 through July 6, with an outside chance at ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR The Bedford Barracudas swim team recently finished another strong regular season, finishing 5-0, something that team president Karyn Russell Merriman said has become the norm. Coming in second place to Seacoast Swimming School in the Granite State Swimming Association (GSSA) championship, however, has also become a yearly ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR Entering her second year as a Granite State Senior Games competitor, Lisa Maronski of Bedford looked to expand on her two gold and two silver medals in the 2006 event. On Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Goffstown YMCA, she did just that. “I could swim, but I wanted technique,” said Maronski of her decision to become ...

BY SAPNA PATHAK Mike Lavery remembers the moment well – wading in Mirror Lake, surrounded by thousands of swimmers, the Bedford native faced his toughest mental challenge to date. One year later, he did it all again. After a taxing introduction in 2006, Lavery signed up for his second Ford Ironman USA triathlon, once again heading to ...

BY MATT STOUT It’s a Sunday afternoon in late January, and Colleen and Bob Nagri plan to eventually settle in for the night to catch the New England Patriots’ playoff showdown with the Indianapolis Colts. Their Dodge Durango – its back windshield plastered with eight metallic silhouettes of different athletes, representing the ...

BY MATT STOUT In most sports, it’d be considered a strange scene, as if some mistake had been made.  There was Steve Van Der Beken, the coach of the Manchester West and Central swim teams, waving his arms frantically, hopping around with his right knee wrapped in an ace bandage and screaming words of encouragement across the pool to ...