Girls’ Swim Seeks to Make Improvements for the Future

TINA CHEN
Staff Writer

For the varsity girls’ swim team, the loss of a few talented swimmers has taken its toll in fully demonstrating their abilities to do well.
This year, the team admitted many new swimmers and, though they have proven their skills in the water, the lack of experience compared to other schools in the Almont League reflected through their league record of 3-3.

“It was hard to build up our speed because many of our fast swimmers graduated. Luckily, we gained some dedicated new members,” Captain Stephy Lao said.

Though it was disappointing to lose many swimmers, the spark in the new members’ eyes have helped many juniors and seniors gain back the same excitement.

“During the first swim meet, it was fun seeing [the new swimmers] all excited and nervous. It reminded me of when I first joined swim,” Captain Vanessa Pena said.

After placing fourth in league this year, many members took this season as a great learning experience. According to Pena, the swimmers emphasized the need to work hard in order to achieve their goals. With practice, many players ultimately improved their skills.

“[Swim] is a very competitive sport that needs dedication, but that feeling you get when you’re about to dive in the pool is unexplainable; it just feels right,” Pena said.