Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Day after day, year after year, decade after decade Sandy Neilson-Bell keeps herself busy around the water. From her early days around the pool in Southern California to her teenage Olympic glory in the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, Neilson-Bell has finally called home around the lakes near Austin,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The American Swimming Association announced that a new First Responder category for its 11th Annual Lake Travis Relay on October 11th. The First Responder Category includes Law Enforcement (including police, sheriff departments, FBI, etc.), Firefighter, EMT, Military, Lifeguard, and Open divisions. The
Years ago, we predicted that the NCAA would eventually recognize triathlon as an official sport. Frankly, we are surprised that it took this long, but the NCAA recognized triathlon as an emerging sport in an official announcement in January. This designation allows the NCAA member institutions to award athletic opportunities to female student-athletes.
Race directors Dr. Keith Bell and Sandy Neilson-Bell are all set for the 6th annual American Swimming Association Open Water Swimming National Collegiate Championships to be held in Austin, Texas today. Texas A&M is favored to beat defending champion, Trinity University, in the women’s 6th Annual ASA Open Water Swimming National Collegiate Championship.
Austin, Texas is the site of several competitive and unique open water swimming events from the October 2nd American Swimming Association Open Water Swimming National Collegiate Championship to the five-day Tex Robertson Highland Lakes Challenge stage race on October 20th-24th.The fall season starts off with the exciting American Swimming Association Open
