With most public pools across Missouri staying open through Labor Day, health professionals are reminding families to prioritize water safety. Jennifer Brooks, pediatric injury prevention coordinator at MU Health Care, said it’s crucial to ensure children can safely...
Public health experts are shedding light on a deadly brain-eating amoeba after a person was possibly infected following water activities at the Lake of the Ozarks last week. MU Health Care Infectious Disease Specialist, Dr. Christian Rojas Moreno, said it is a severe...
A former Drury University swimmer alleges that his athletic career ended after a hazing incident back when he was a freshman in the fall of 2015. Evan Petrich came forward last week and talked about the hazing which allegedly included being locked in a basement...
Missouri State senior swimmer Uvis Kalnins will return to the Summer Olympic Games this August when he represents his home nation of Latvia in the 200-meter individual medley at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. Kalnins is the only male swimmer on the Latvian Olympic...
A record 82 schools competed in the girls swimming and diving championships this weekend in St. Peters with 56 divers (also a record), competing. 48 of the schools scored points in the team standings and as Jason West of MSHSAA points out, competition in the sport...
