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Congratulations. Coach Hartfield giving
out an award to Thomas Webster. A great
season from the swim and dive kids.

Dive In. Dylan
Cowden begins the
next leg of his relay.

Splash, kick, heat, race. An interview with
are off at their fastest paces and trying to win that first
Juniors, Nicklas Bowles, James Haase, and Robbie
place. “My highest score at a dive meet was 317 points”
McEvoy. Many goals to be set this season as well as
says McEvoy.
trying to accomplish them. “My goal for this year was
Just like swimmers, it takes lots of energy and effort
the qualify for state and place”, adds McEvoy. Swim
to be in this kind of sport. Sleep is also an obstacle
takes a lot of your time and hard work out of you.
when it comes to dive. Going to bed a little earlier than
You need to be prepared for both the best and
usual would be good so those five in the morning
worst days. “Some cons are that you have to get up
practices aren’t so bad. Diving is fun and sometimes
early for practice in the mornings and you lose a lot
easy for people. “My favorite part was winning a lot of
of sleep,” added Haase.
the swim and dive meets that we went to and competing
Although swim has some downs to it, it also has
to the best of our abilities” stated McEvoy. Always try
lots of bright sides to it. “Some pros for swim would
something new because you could really end up liking
be you lose weight, get more muscular, and you get to
the sport.
meet a lot of new people” states Bowles. As
swimmers work hard and do great, divers do just as
much.
Cannonball, belly flop, jump. Divers take off into
a great season. Diving from left to right and back
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