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Diving into the swim season
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written by: Mary Martiez
n the wake of a new season, the Women’s athletes have to learn new routines in pracSwim and Dive team is making many new tice but it is also an opportunity to learn and changes in their tenth year. Starting off grow as an athlete. When practicing, having with new senior leaders and freshmen, new equipment to use and learn new moves the girls find new and interesting ways to on is when the athletes can become push for their best. better swimmers. “Last year we only really had three leaders, “This year we have blocks at the pool which this year we is a big game-changer have many more for our community leaders and they center. We are excited “This year is different because about our first home are stepping up and taking things meet, especially we lost a few seniors and we more serious than our team is have new freshmen coming in” because last year. This year going to go super everything is the sophomore emma huyser said. fast off those blocks,” same with practice senior Julia except we plan on Blanchard said. pushing ourselves While there are many past our limit,” swimmers, there are only 6 divers. Having divsophomore Reese True said. ers on the team helps since they earn points Along with the senior leaders and new as well. With being on different levels of the freshmen, there are a few changes being team, how they count points are making sure made that the girls have to get used to. they watch the team one by one practicing to Having new rules is different and having to see if they can learn their dive without having get used to them with new people can be any trouble. challenging but rewarding. “We practice five days a week in the “Some new things this year are the rules. I morning. During practice, we practice our 5 heard that when people are doing relays, the main dives and all as a team we will practice first person doesn’t get their time because of like it is an actual meet. But having meets it the set timing and there are smaller schools is different, for being on Varsity as a diver you that may not have people to do relays,” junior have to be able to do 11 dives well and meets Kayla Minck said. for everyone else you have to have 5 down,” Every sport can be challenging when the junior Lauren Barnett said.
The lady Eagle’s Swim and Dive team had their first home meet on Decamber 11. They brought home a win against William Chrisman, Truman, and Van Horn. “Overall, the meet went realy well, even though I didn’t do teh greatest on my dives. I’m really excited for the rest of the season,” junior Alex Murphy said.
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