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though it was 5:30 in the morning, and the swim team
..rr,,ron after school the day before for two hours, the
swimmers didn't mind being in the pool once again .
"Ironically, waking up really early makes me really hyper at
school because I have been up for so long," junior Allison Wood said .
The season started with many changes to the team, including
a new Head Coach, Dave Tyler, who came from Texas . He
brought new coaching techniques, strategies, and a strong
drive to see the team excel.
opes for the season was for everyone to accomplish his
or er est, and I also wanted to add more rigor to the program .
To do this, I used verbal motivation and many early morning
practices consisting of a strong workout, so when it came time
to taper, they would swim well," Coach Tyler said .
This change required many adoptions from the swimmers,
like more frequent morning practices, new workout sets, and a
different dry-land cycle .
"All the yards we did, helped me to achieve a lifetime best at
state by one second, and all of the stairs we ran throughout the
season helped me to become a stronger kicker," senior Scott
Schaffer said .
All the hours paid off with a strong finish of third place from
the girls at Metros, and a valiant effort of sixth place at state . For
the second year in a row the girls were also able to take home
the trophy at the Millard North Invite. Even though the team was
cut smaller due to injuries and fewer qualifiers on its state team,
the guys were able to score many points with the help of
freshman diver Brad Schoreit, who scored second at state.
Despite the obstacles that the team had to overcome, the
team determination was high and provided a strong foundation
for a watertight team in the future.

Practicing her freestyle at practice is junior Doni Vetter. Vetter competed in the state meet
in both the 200 and 500 freestyle, so that is what she focused on at practice . photo by
Keri Halvorson

After warm up, the team waits to hear
what the main set of the day is. On
average , the team did around 8,000-
10,000 yards per day. photo by Keri
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