Garren Barker headlines The News-Gazette’s 21st All-Area boys’ swimming and diving team as the Athlete of the Year. The Champaign Central junior — here at Unit 4 Pool in Champaign — won ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Montevideo’s Nolan Christopher and the Willmar 200-yard freestyle relay team finished the season on the medal podium at the Class A state boys swimming and diving championships ...

Barker won a second consecutive News-Gazette Swimmer of the Year honor, ending his season by breaking four Urbana Aquatic Center pool records ... His biggest swimming superstition is ...