07/29/2009Beisel will challenge world's best in Rome The North Kingstown High School senior has the fastest qualifying time in the 200-meter backstroke and the fourth-fastest time in the 400-meter individual medley but will swim against the world record holder in each event, starting Friday.
07/16/2009John Gillooly: Don't take Beisel's amazing feats for granted In the annals of individual athletic accomplishments by a Rhode Islander, what Beisel did last week at the National Swimming Championships in Indianapolis is one of the all-time best.
07/10/20092009 Providence Journal Honor Roll Girl: Laura Sogar, Prout "I like to try my hardest at everything I do. I didn't want to be sitting in a class that I could do easily. That would be a waste of time. I want to challenge myself all the time," said Sogar, the recent Prout School graduate.
05/18/2009John Gillooly: Beisel, Sogar take R.I. swimming to a new level Elizabeth Beisel, the North Kingstown junior who was a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic swim team, won the 100-meter backstroke title and Laura Sogar, the Prout senior who is headed to the University of Texas in the fall, captured the 200-meter breaststroke crown at the Charlotte UltraSwim championships.
