B-Champs: Girls Swim Team

I was an active member of the Varsity Swim team this year at School. I was swam 50 free, 50 back and in two relays. I personally came 8th in 50 back at the CISAA finals and our team was awarded CISAA Coed Champions

“Final call girl’s four by eight-hundred-meter relay” called the official. The Ontario Track girl’s four by eight-meter team trooped up to lane one, in unison. I would not have wanted to be racing with anyone else but my relay family. We had trained all season for this one race. Every workout, asthma attack, tear, and shin splint has lead up to this one race to break a twenty year old school record. As we jogged with the official from the bullpen to the starting line, the crowd had uproars of excitement for the athletes. An immense smile grew across my face, not only from the ecstatic crowd, but from the anticipation to race. I approached the starting line, in the first lane, while my teammates arrayed along the fence with the other second,

During this positivity mission, one of the most memorable moments occurred at the Niagara LSC Championships. A few newer faces joined us this year, which was a perfect opportunity to get to know some of the swimmers in other levels. Following one of the new swimmer’s races, I turned to him on the bench and complimented his excellent race. I will never forget the smile looking back at me when he asked in disbelief, “You know my name and you watched me?”. My answer was simple, “Of course, you are my teammate”.

With 4 State Championship titles in swimming, I have learned that dedication and hard work and self-motivation will always help me reach my goals. Swimming has made a major impact in my life and I love every hard-working hour. My 5th State Title was not in swimming but in water polo my sophomore year when Cedar beat Park City. That experience was unique because of the closeness of the team and the experience of each of us working together toward a common goal.

After another great year of running and training, Chino Hill’s Cross-Country team ended with an amazing season. Throughout all the hard-core training and rigorous races, both the boy's and girl's teams had successful results. Injuries had been a recurring problem, as some runners didn't train during the summer. Despite struggles and injuries that had occurred throughout the season, there were many improvements and achievements in the team. In League the Girl’s Varsity Team won first, and the Boy's Varsity Team achieved second. The Boy’s JV, Frosh/Sophomore, as well as the Girl's JV placed second. In Boy's Varsity the top runners were, Andrew Arvizu, Jake Bergmann, and Noah Rehfeldt, and the Girl's Varsity the top runners were, Rachele Sunagawa,

When I first joined the North Attleboro Swim Team my freshman year of high school, I did not know what to expect. Prior to joining, I had never swam on a team before so it was a whole new experience to me. As the first week of swim started, I was apprehensive if I wanted to continue since I was not on the same caliber as my other teammates were. The practices were brutal but extremely rewarding, as I strived to prove myself and to my coaches. As my freshman season was under way, a couple of upperclassmen took

As the weekend went on, there were many highs and lows for us. We ended up coming out ahead in our last game against a team from Duluth, MN and winning U18 Minnesota State Playdowns. Overall our team completed this competition undefeated with a 4-0 record under our belts. Winning this competition meant that we would be traveling to Cedarburg, WI for the U18 Nationals a month and a half

Competing in high school athletics was the highlight of my time at Sterling High School, If I could I’d go back and do it all over agin. It allowed me to learn basic life skills, such as time management, self-accountability, leadership, and teamwork. But the most important thing it brought me was a strong support system built up of teammates, coaches, competitors, and officials. My sophomore English teacher once joked that “the girl’s swim team is like a cult” which is pretty close to the truth. From early August to late November twenty girls, a diver or two, and a pair of coaches were inseparable. Together we suffered together through every practice and worked to improve not only ourselves but each other. It was these long hours that shaped

The Geelong College boys swimming season began in Term 4 2016, and it was evident within the first handful of Saturday competitions that it was going to be a good year with many successes. The season was filled with commitment and enthusiasm, with majority of our team attending many hard and physically demanding training sessions being set day and night, Monday to Friday. With the help and dedication of our coaches Dean Alchin and Mitch Norton the college swim team was ready to take on the GISSA swim competition where we competed against various schools from both Geelong and the Bellarine. The boys swam to the best of their abilities and gave it their all taking away second place overall. Numerous personal bests were swum and it was shown that the boys were ready and pumped to take their swimming to the next level and show what a strong team the college had produced this season at the APS swim finals set at MSAC.

I personally know about all of the time that goes into learning the different plays, so it’s a great feeling when they get a close win. Whether it’s the beginning of the season or near the end, it was rewarding to see them practice as if it was the last time they will ever play together. Everyone gives their own one-hundred percent, not what others think should be their percent. Even if they face the easiest of teams, everyone puts in the same amount of effort and expects the same results. Rewarding as all of the state appearances and championships are, seeing the hard work the team puts in is the icing on the cake. Knowing that I’m there to support them and hearing the state champions announcement puts into perspective how wonderful the team

In the 11-12 girls race Sophia Kennedy (Carmel Distance Project) and Lauren Klem (unattached) earned their

One thing we like to say is that “the group makes the whole better.” This is a great summarization of our team dynamics. We work together, and become one so that we can individually excel, and when we individually excel, the group as a whole excels. Overall, the swim team is an excellent example of how a group can have a rigorous status structure while also demonstrating group

Cornet said that everyone has improved in terms of race tactics and the returners are stronger than they were a year ago. The goals for next year was “Both teams qualify to state. Hope to have a lot of new people to replenish those who are graduating. Half of the 2016 team are seniors.” “The chances of winning state is slim but the boys team are ranked third is state behind 2 really strong teams. It’s doable but will take a great race. Robby Vos and Shayla Potratz, both have moved into the top six for their event in school history, and both of whom won the conference title! This is the eighth consecutive year the girls have qualified for State Champions. The boys placed second at the State Championships in each of the past two years, and third the year

After months of hard work, early morning meetings, and extra weekend practices, my sailing team qualified for two highly competitive regional championships (the Mid-Atlantic Team Race Championship and the Mid-Atlantic Fleet Race Championship) and one national invitational championship (the Larry White National Invitational Fleet

"The high school swim team was a different experience for me this year. Everyone on the team is helpful, funny, and friendly which made me look forward to every practice. This team is like a second family to me and we all have a lot of fun both during the meets and pasta parties. Also, Coach Sudol and Coach Adele push all of us to try our best and all of us appreciate their hard work. I wish this season never ended, but I am looking forward to the season next year and making the best out of it."