Track races to the end of league

you get more used to the sport and running, the more you’re used to the losses. The wins feel even more accomplished.”

This mindset has helped the team greatly all throughout their season and into CIF. Along with a change in outlook, they also refocused themselves on other issues that were holding them back.

Braxton Wai ASST. Sports editor

As a result of much hard work and determination, this year’s Diamond Bar High School swim season ended successfully, with many players advancing into CIF.

Throughout the season, the DBHS swim team’s strong foundation of great swimmers from outside clubs like Brea Aquatics and Trident resulted in decisive wins against South Hills, Los Altos, Wilson and Rowland. In addition to the skill of experienced swimmers, the talents and work ethics of new swimmers made it apparent that the season would be great.

“Some notable victories we had was winning league, having Charles Tam win the league MVP, taking a bunch of swimmers to CIF and the finals as well as getting to watch a pool of athletes get better and better each day,” Tahauri said.

Additionally, both the boys and girls qualified and placed in League Finals, with a few moving on to the state championships.

“Some of our girls such as Kirsten Boyle and Maegan Chow destroyed the competition,” Tahuari said. “Also Charles Tam [won] both his individual events alongside Jacky He.” Even with great individual swimmers, the team still has a lot to improve upon.

Track’s 2023 season was definitely one for the books. The team went through tough losses, rewarding wins and shocking turnarounds.

The team ended their season with a record of 9-3, and they had three of their runners advance to CIF. One of these runners, senior Simon Worku, even broke Diamond Bar High School’s record in the 1600m, beating his cousin and DBHS alum Lukas Amare.

“It was a building year,” Worku said. “We weren’t as good as we could be, but it was filled with new people, so we’re going to be a lot better next year.”

As the team adjusted to the addition of new talents, they were unable to pull out wins against Rowland and South Hills.

“In the beginning if you lose, you get more down on yourself at first,” senior and head captain Jenna Schwarz said. “But I feel like once

“I think we should improve on our communications with not only our teammates but our coaches as well,” junior CIF qualifier Allen Cheng said. “We should’ve pushed each other more to be able to improve and win more in the future.”

These improvements seen by Cheng would help the team build their team dynamic and a relationship with their new coach, Tony Crutchfield. With stronger relationships, the team began to root for each other more through their wins and losses, a strong reason why they were able to turn their season around.

The team definitely had a challenging season. However, they gained so much more insight through their challenges, which they will use to their advantage in their upcoming season.

“I like our family. Our team is like a family, and we get along with each other very well,” Schwarz said.

To prepare the new members for upcoming swim events, the coach worked with the team for two hours daily. By the end of the season, the team could easily do 6000 yards.

“The swimmers felt the heat at first. But as the season continued, they just got faster and stronger each day,” head coach Monique Tahuari said. “I was shocked at how many of our swimmers went from never competing in the pool, other than a chicken fight, to destroying other teams.”

The highlight of the season was a clear victory against their rivals,

“Everyone still has something to work on, but the most important thing would be to grow a better foundation as a team,” freshmen Scott Matsumoto said. “Even though we have incredible swimmers, there are only a few of them so we need more people to step up and score points.”

As the season ends, the team is looking to improve their game by improving strength, endurance and technique for the next season.

“We will be hosting two summer swim camps this year, and we invite all Brahmas and future Brahmas to join us,” Tahauri said.