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!swimming I Diving

Senior Todd Royer prepares for a reverse dive
in a diving event against Millard South. (L.
Bush)
Sophomore Kendra Coufal sits anxiously
along the side awaiting her tum to compete.
(C. Hooper)

Girls Swimming and Diving Team: front-Shannon Duffy, Amy IGncaitis, Megan Rice, Kate Freeland, Rebecca Wattier, Cyndi
Shuck; second row- Tracy Anniger, Michelle Martis, Jessica Mai, Alison Winter, Sarah Spitznagel, Amy Roberts, Kim
Armstrong, Manager Jessica Allen, Asst. Coach John Neal; back- Kendra Coufal, Kelli King, Rachel Handren, Rebecca Speiker,
Kristy Vanderhoof, Manager Jean Allen, Manager Andrea Diehl, Beth Lindsey.

Young Teams Prove Beneficial

Tea01 Breaks Six School Records

-Tanya Patry I Laminda Bush-

The swim season began with Kendra Coufal, Amy Kunciatis and it all together." Added Coach Dan
a splash for both the boys and girls Freshman Becki Wattier, Junior Mike Murphy, "After losing so many sen-
teams, with crushing wins against Penney in the 200 yard freestyle, iors over the past two years, we had to
Omaha South and progressed steadily Sophomore Ryan Homer in the 500 start a major rebuilding of the team:
with both teams winning five of eight yard freestyle and Homer, Penney This is the second year of that rebuild-
dual meets. and Juniors Rob Matthias and Jason ing, and by next year there won't be
Both teams remained in the Wohl in the 200 yard freestyle relay. anyone who will be able to walk over
top ten at all five invitational tourna- Senior team captain Bill Brown con- us."
ments, and as the results of the Metro tributed this to the " extremely posi- Many preparations and a lot
tournament (sixth for girls and sev- tive attitude of all the swimmers. There of practicing went into getting ready
enth for boys) proved that the Millard weren't a lot of negative feelings for a meet. The hours often ran from
North swim team was one of the towards anything." dawn to dusk, especially for divers,
metro areas strongest contributors to The expectations were but as Junior Jenny Bird said, "Div-
the sport. rough, but everyone seemed to live up ing would have been worth it just for
The teams progressed stead- to these and coaches have even higher the friendships that were made, if
ily throughout the year. Everyone expectations for upcoming years, said nothing else."
who swam in the State meet swam Assistant Coach John Neal. " We Through it all, swimmers got
their personal best time, and six new had a very -young team, and if we can more out of the sport than a grueling
school records were set by Sopho- get a core group of swimmers to stay workout, but enjoyed a lot of fun and
more Rachel Handren in the 200 and with the team, then we will be able to a group of life-long friends as well.
100 yard freestyle and the 200 yard start achieving higher goals. I think Murphy summed it up best,"The sea-
freestyle relay with Sophomores that this group is the one that will pull son was wet and wild!"
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