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The year just ended brought a number of significant milestones, most of them good, to the area covered by The Record, including a couple of noteworthy sports accomplishments, completion of a major highway project, the end of a couple of eras in our history, the celebration of another and possibly the beginning of another of historical proportions.

George H. Lazzaro Jr. was diving at 127 feet to retrieve testing equipment in Aberdeen Proving Ground's Super Pond shortly after 1:30 p.m. last Jan. 30, when he told his dive mates via radio he was "losing air, losing air fast."

Chief Warrant Officer 3rd Class Jason M. Bennett, Senior Chief Navy Diver James C. Burger, Senior Chief Navy Diver David C. Jones and Chief Navy Diver Gary G. Ladd Jr. were charged with dereliction of duty in the deaths of Diver 1st Class James Reyher, 29, and Diver 2nd Class Ryan Harris, 22.

The Army's Aberdeen Test Center will not contest any of the safety violations cited by the federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration in connection with the death of a civilian diver at the post's Underwater Test Facility.

Six Aberdeen Divers, including five "first timers", competed and showed off their skills at the Central Maryland Dive League Championship meet at the Waugh Chapel Swim Club in Gambrills recently. This meet is the culmination of the two month diving season and only the top divers are invited to compete.

Howard County rec sports of the week of Aug. 8

The federal government's workplace safety watchdog has found "serious" violations in the January death of a civilian diver in the underwater testing facility at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

For those tired of the monotony of marathons and triathlons, obstacle course runs – often filled with mud, fire and a cold cup of beer at the end – are the adventure seeker's antidote to boredom.

But even as these adrenaline-fueled races have exploded in popularity in a recent years, creating an industry with tens of millions of dollars in revenue, some racers have paid a high price.

Shaped like a teardrop and carved out of the eastern bank of the Bush River, the UNDEX Test Facility at Aberdeen Proving Ground earned the nickname "Super Pond" for its unusual properties.

Welcome to Week Two of "The Amazing Race," featuring the Secret Alliance Fight Club and also the Alliance of Quitters

He was an innovator in artificial-limb technology

The Bel Air town commissioners reviewed complaints from residents in the northern end of town concerning the quality of their drinking water

The Aberdeen Dive Team had an excellent showing at the Dunleavy Diving Championships in Catonsville last Sunday and represented Harford County proudly.

Alyssa Carestia, a former gymnast, remained undefeated through four diving meets this season in the Central Maryland Dive League, while Amanda Kretschmer grabbed first place in just her second dive meet ever and Nicholas Mooney took first place in both meets last week. All three are members of the Aberdeen Dive Team.

Two years ago, Blaze Sanders started his own company, Solar System Express, which is a startup based in the Emerging Technology Center in Baltimore.

From breath-holding blackouts to slips off the slide, lifeguards recount the most common safety fouls they see and share their tips for staying happy and healthy.

Budget constraints forced Maryland to officially disband seven sports teams Monday, with only men's track saving itself by raising enough money to continue operation.

Orioles beat writer Eduardo A. Encina sat down with Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts before Wednesday game against the Royals to talk about his recovery from multiple concussions and the one-year anniversary of his last game. His head-first slide into first base on May 16, 2011 trigged a second onset of concussion symptoms.

Maryland likely to cut sports to make up for financial woes

The year Doris Russell swam in her first meet, Franklin D. Roosevelt was in his first term as president and F. Scott Fitzgerald published "Tender is the Night." Seventy-seven years later, the long-time Ellicott City resident is not only still swimming regularly, she's still breaking records.

Small Johns Hopkins study funded by Cody Unser First Step Foundation sees some physical, mental benefits for paralyzed veterans

Ellicott City pool hasn't lost meet since 2005

Family fun is the tradition at West Arundel Swim Club's Fourth of July.