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A special waiver allowed Lucy Smith to join the Amherst Regional high school swim team as a seventh grader.The Hurricanes couldn’t have fielded the squad without adding middle schoolers for the 2017-18 season.“It was definitely a little intimidating....

A special waiver allowed Lucy Smith to join the Amherst Regional high school swim team as a seventh grader.The Hurricanes couldn’t have fielded the squad without adding middle schoolers for the 2017-18 season.“It was definitely a little intimidating....

Amherst’s blockbuster girls swimming season ended with its first state championship in 2022. The Hurricanes will shoot the sequel with a new director.A four-time conference swimmer of the year in the mid 90’s at New Hampshire, Denise Leckenby took...

The pain hits Lucy Smith once the race ends.Her hand touches the wall. The adrenaline fades. Nearly a full minute of oxygen deprivation and maximum physical effort catch up to the Amherst Regional junior before her competitors.“When you’re in it, it...

SPRINGFIELD — Two years ago, the Amherst Regional 200 medley relay team was disqualified in heartbreaking fashion at the Western Mass championships, something that the three remaining members of that relay have carried with them ever since.Sunday,...

SPRINGFIELD — Two years ago, the Amherst Regional 200 medley relay team was disqualified in heartbreaking fashion at the Western Mass championships, something that the three remaining members of that relay have carried with them ever since.Sunday,...

The eyes of the Western Massachusetts swimming and diving community will be focused in Springfield on Sunday.The annual Central/West Swimming & Diving Championships are slated for the Art Linkletter Natatorium on the campus of Springfield College, and...