Charlie Swanson, a Richmond native who swam for Henrico-based NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, earned a spot on the 2024 US Olympic men's swimming team during the US Olympic Team Trials qualifying competition in Indianapolis, Indiana. Swanson qualified in the 100-meter breaststroke event, establishing a personal-best time of 59.
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For several years, the old Macy's sales floor at Regency Square Mall in Henrico County has churned out Olympic trial competitors. Home of the NOVA of Virginia Aquatics facility since 2021, Henrico is banking on the success of NOVA and the sports tourism dollars the facility is expected
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Sportable and NOVA of Virginia Aquatics have announced a partnership designed to make competitive swimming accessible and inclusive. The new program will provide adaptive swim instruction and competitive opportunities for Sportable members at the NOVA Aquatics Center – Regency. Athletes with physical disabilities or visual impairments who have basic swimming skills
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In an effort to meet growing demand for baseball tournaments in the county, Henrico sports tourism officials are marketing a 21-acre site at Glover Park in Glen Allen as the potential location of a new multi-field tournament-level youth and college baseball complex. The Henrico Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Sept.
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Douglas Freeman High School sophomore and NOVA of Virginia Aquatics swimmer Nathan Szobota won a gold medal at his first international competition representing Team USA during an event in Seychelles, off the East Coast of Africa. Competing in the FINA (Fédération internationale de natation) World Junior Open Water Championships, Szobota
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