Woodford swim star’s plans derailed

AFTER ACCIDENT, HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR SEES VICTORY IN SMALLER STROKES

VERSAILLES –For Dusty Hicks, senior year was going to be huge.

Other kids may get hyped about prom or graduation parties. In his final year of high school, Dusty was going to be all about the book.

By the time he was through, he was going to write his name in the front, the middle and the back of the Woodford County High swim team record book.

From the time he started swimming as a 3-year-old, when Dusty Hicks hit the water, good things — winning races; building a name — happened.

Until the day this past summer when Dusty hit the water and everything went stunningly wrong. Continue Reading »