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After much anticipation, women’s swim and dive is here, and the ladies are ready to hit the water!
SWIM
written by: Laine Kelly
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ive into the water, inhale, exhale, move, stretch, kick. All of these things are a part of swimming at the Liberty North High school women’s team. But there is more to swim than just the physical. There is a mental aspect that can take an individual’s swimming to the next level. “My favorite part of swimming is how strong it makes me feel. Once you get the feel of the water as we call it, it’s a very empowering sport. I also just love the feeling of going to meets and seeing the results of my work in practices,” senior Ainsley Dillon said. One of the Liberty North women’s swim team’s accomplishments was winning the conference in 2020, in the midst of everything going on in the world. “If someone is thinking about getting into swimming, my biggest piece of advice would be to not give up on it. Human beings are not water beings obviously, so it doesn’t feel natural to most people. But for me, it’s a very calming and humbling sport in the way that it requires such consistency and dedication,” Dillon said. photos courtesy of Avery True
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