eat
bubbles
Swim was my passion. It allowed
me to escape the real world for a
MY
couple of hours and really focused
on something that I loved to do.
- SUMMER ALYSON SIM 22
Girls Swim provided a family that helped
swimmers through all of their life challenges
and obstacles.
I thought of the pool deck as my home
away from home, where I could just let loose
all of the outside stress from school or any
other drama. I would never be able to
appreciate the sport of swimming and my
coaches enough for giving me my second
home and my swim family. I did not think that
people realize just how much a sport could
change your life and shaped you as a
person. I would take all of the lessons that I
learned from my coaches and teammates
and used them for the rest of my life.
Swimming was a part of me now, and I could
not love it more, said Elise Sullivan 23.
BREATH OF FRESH AIR
Cristina Taylor 24 takes a breath during her
race. Swimmers had to focus on the race
during meets as swimmers could not get
distracted. During meets my mindset was
mainly to just race rather than worry about
times or what place I got. It was more about
racing your opponents and beating them,
said Taylor.
SWIM FAST
Maya Finn Sapeta 25 races to the finish line.
Swimming was a competitive sport that
required a focus mindset. My main mindset
was just to swim no matter what and not to
worry too much because everyone was
cheering you on, said Septa.
Swimming was not only about who
could get the fastest time or had
the best for but also about hard
work and being a team player.
Although perceived as an
individual sport, swimming required
good teamwork and dedication. I
had found swimming to be a great
outlet for my emotions and
thoughts as well as a place that I
knew I could count on to push
myself out of my comfort zone,
said Makena Wong 24.
BACKSTROKE TO THE END
Alondra Troncoso-Barajas 23 pushes to swim faster during her backstroke.
Athletes minds were focused on swimming fast and beating their times to make
new records. During swim, my mindset was to get ready to beat my old times and
have fun screaming at the top of your lungs for my friends even if it meant losing
my voice for the next couple of days, said Troncoso-Barajas. GO GO GO
Josephine Jojo Nguyen 25 and Abby Wung 25 cheer on their teammates
during a race. Swimming was not an easy sport as swimmers faced challenges
daily. I had been swimming for a long time but I had never swam competitively.
An obstacle I had overcome in swimming was the difficult swim sets. I always
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enjoyed the feeling of accomplishment when I got out of the pool after a hard
by : Oakley "Sully" Scott '22 and Sophia Steinert '22 practice, said Wung.
what was your
DRILLS
favorite drill and
Swimming competitively became hard for swimmers, but through the
positive atmosphere and swimmer family, they were able to grow a why?
love for swimming.
One obstacle I overcame was that I lost my passion for swimming for
a little while because of club. Thankfully, I got it back because of high
6-3-6 drill
school swim [through] being a part of a team and making friends
along the way. Swimming was a passion I wished to continue in the
future because of the community, said Tessalynn Tessa Trieu 23.
SWIMMING BACK
Sophia Riley Sophie Sim 24 swims. Swimming was not only a When we did the 6-3-6 drill for
backstroke, it was like three strokes,
hobby but lifestyle. Swim was so much more than a sport to then six kicks on one side, then three
me. [Swimming did] not only physically and mentally challenged strokes and six kicks on the other
me but it gave me doors to so many different experiences and side. The backstroke was my favorite
opportunities. Whenever I thought of what swimming meant to stroke.
me I thought of my proudest races, but also the people I had
met and things I got to do for the sport, said Sim. Deyanna Hashemi Tari 24
catch-up
freestyle drill
Catch-up free because you could really
work on your extension of your
hamstring and it encouraged you to
kick more. Every time your hand got
into the water, you started pulling
with your other arm. It was kind of a
tag game between your hands.
Maya Toorani 23
2-2-2 drill
I liked the 2-2-2 drill. So, it was two on
your right arm, two on your left arm, and
two on both arms for fly. I liked the
butterfly [stroke] and it helped me
improve my butterfly.
SWIM TO SUCCESS
Sarah Liu 25 pushes herself to swim faster than the opposing
team. Swim provided an escape to swimmers when they got Sloane DeTorres 22
stressed or angry. Swim to me was not just a sport, it was an
escape, as cliche as it sounds. If I was ever stressed or angry,
swimming helped me calm down almost immediately after
getting in the water no matter what was going on. It was
something that I had grown to love over the years despite
challenges, but I am definitely trying my hardest to improve
everyday, said Liu.
catch-up drill
HIT THE PICKLE My favorite drill would had been
Josephine Jojo Nguyen 25 cheers on her teammates. catch-up because it was easy. It was
basically freestyle but you did not
Swimming was not only a sport but also a family as it was made
move your arm until your other
up of friends. I thought I liked being in the water and definitely arm was caught up to the first
going to meets with my friends, they were very fun. I enjoyed arm.
swimming and hanging out with my friends, it motivated me to
keep going to practice everyday, said Nguyen. Maya McGuane 25
1. CHEERING
Eva Wahidi 25 cheers on her teammates during a
meet. Swimmers were able to improve through hours
on end of practicing. I looked forward to practicing
more than meets. I really enjoyed knowing I was
making progress and the majority of the goals I set for
myself I achieved through practice, said Wahidi.
2. BUTTERFLY
Michelle Wu 25 comes out of the water during her
meet. Swimmers got to form bonds and friendships
throughout the season. I liked swim the most because
I could make a lot of friends. I liked to say hello and
help them, said Wu.
2 3. SWIM FAST
Nylah Canalita 22 swims backstroke during a meet.
Swimmers were motivated through placing and racing
friends. I looked forward to racing my friends and
meeting my goals of getting top three in my race. My
mind set during my races was to swim fast but have
fun, said Canalita.
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