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Freshman Destiny Turvill looks at the heat sheet for the swim meet on Jan. 28. Photo by Cheyenne Brown.
Diving Through the Season The Girls of Swim and Dive head to state at the end of their winter season. By Molly Bryant This winter season, six swimmers and one diver went to state on Feb. 17 and 18. Rebecca Callaway, math teacher and one of the swim and dive coaches, said that this was one of the best seasons they have had, with many new swimmers and even a new diver going to state, sophomore Caylen Weinzerl.
“Really anything that I do that’s new, I’m very shy. I’m just a shy person in general at first, but with the help from coach Young and luckily I knew some girls on the swim team so it was like a very welcoming environment." Weinzerl said. "All the coaches there are amazing and luckily I had my friend Pinky [sophomore Layla Pina] there to kind of help me open up and be myself.” Even though swimming and diving are two different sports, the two work together by getting to know each other and competing at some of the same meets.
Though swim is mostly an individual sport, the athletes continue to help and encourage one another. Swim is a sport that is recommended by the participating athletes to try. “I learned how to swim at the boys and girls club. We had a coach there that invited me to swim and I just really thought it would be a really good idea, you know? I was a shy kid, I didn’t want to talk to anybody, I was like, 'Why not try something new?' She taught me how to swim when I was like nine or 10, so I’ve been swimming ever since.” sophomore Sania Cay said.
