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Dedication

Advances T earn Seeking some advice. swimmer Jenny Ravenholdt speaks
with coach Bruce Carr.

P team placed in several events in both the
erhaps for most of the school the
metro and state competitions. leading the
best remembered event of the
way was diver Cindy Smith with a first place
swimming season took place in
the school gym instead of the
Junior Joe Petty ranked seventh at state with
swimming pool. Sophomore Tony lopes victory at metro and second place at state.
received the first crew cut of the team a time which was high enough to have given
in front of the entire student body at him third if he had taken the preliminary
the winter pep rally. round. In all, six male and six female
It is a common practice for all the swimmers and divers were sent to state.
swimmers to shave their arms and legs Even though the team wasn't quite as
before the big meets in order to have successful in their duel season, there were
less resistance in the water. For this several outstanding performances. With the
same purpose, the male swimmers diving team pulling them through, the girls'
generally receive crew cuts, and in team was able to beat Omaha Northwest
some cases get their heads completely 64-60. The boys' team performed their best
shaved. According to coach Bruce during the meets at the end of the season.
Carr the shave down not only cuts Coach Bruce Carr stated, "The team did
down on water resistance but it also exceptionally well even though the duel 1 .li if"
gives the swimmers a great mental record didn't show it. The swimmers placed
boost. and swam well in championship meets."
No matter what the cause for the
team's performance, everyone seemed Warming up for the practice, swimmers work on
pleased with the- outcome. The swim stretches as coach Carr looks on.

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Boys' Swimming

OMAHA NORTH 91-15
LINCOlN NORTHEAST 50-77
at Omaha South s 1-36
MillARD SOUTH 52-75
PAPilLION 44-79
ABE LINCOLN 90-27
at Northwest 61-65
at Bellevue East 60-66
Won 3 - Lost 5

Girls Varsity Swimming and Diving, Front-Debbie Petty. Bruce L. Carr. Back - Anne Burns, Kelly Lyons mgr .. Patty
134 Swimming/ Diving Darcy Metzler, Bev McWilliams mgr., Heidi Miller, Tracy Erickson, Karen Akiens, Shelby Greene, Kelly Cameron,
Cameron. Second - Michelle Tompsett, Mindy Fischer, Jenny Ravenholdt, Cindy Smith, Anne Pane. not pictured,
Marlene Higgs. Wend Heimann, Tracy O'Neil, Stephanie coach Dan Murphy. Chris Lopes mgr.
Helman, Lori Ried, Bobbie Johnson, Lisa Blunk, Coach