|
|
Article: Swim club lifeline: Chesapeake praised for team support.
- Article from:
- Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK)
- Article date:
- March 23, 2007
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2007 The Daily Oklahoman. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: Adam Wilmoth
Mar. 23--After swimming under the Kerr-McGee name for 43 years, the new Chesapeake Swim Club already has continued the win streak.
Chesapeake took over the club sponsorship in January, three months after Kerr-McGee sold to Anadarko Petroleum Corp. of The Woodlands, Texas. The swimmers didn't miss a stroke, dominating the Meet of Champions in Bartlesville just days after first donning their blue Chesapeake swim caps.
"Chesapeake's sponsorship has enabled us to continue to give local kids the most professional coaching and preparation in terms of the team excelling at the higher levels of swimming," head coach John Brown ...