Swim and Dive Team reminiscences on successful season

Natalia Ghan
Staff Writer

Seniors Jordyn Barham, Leigh DeForest, Allie Snyder,
and Emma Williams

The women’s Swim and Dive Team have had a very successful season. The ladies were able to achieve second in conference and regionals, and place fourth in the 4A State Championship meet. Competing swimmers throughout the season were a mixture of old and new athletes. Senior Emma Williams had a strong showing at regionals, placing fourth in the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:54.2, and fifth in the 100-meter butterfly with a 59.07. Senior dive captain Shauna Hines suffered from a torn meniscus after her first meet, but still saw her season in a positive light. “It was sad that I didn’t get to dive as much this year, but it was fun to watch everybody perform. The girls worked really hard and Hannah Smedley was even able to make it to states in her first year diving.” Some underclassmen also made great progress this year. Sophomore Hannah Day dropped a total of 18 seconds in her 500- meter freestyle, and by the end of the season was swimming a 5:01.45 at the state meet, finishing in fifth. Day recounted her season as one where, “I showed more of what I can do. That I have potential for the team.”  Freshman Madison Deters, who competed in the 200-meter freestyle and 400-meter freestyle relay at states, says, “This year was a really fun experience as a whole team. Everyone was really supportive and welcoming as I came in as a freshman.” Junior Claire Williams, who currently holds the school record in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:04.05, agreed that the team’s dynamics are just as good as the nearly perfect record of 18-1. Williams says she is looking forward to the 2014-2015 season. “Even though we are losing wonderful seniors, the bonds we’ve created in addition to underclassmen potential will really bring us back strong for next year.”