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Swimmers excel at district swim meet

The Miami pool features two separate pools during the short course season. One pool is for competition and the other is for warming up and warming down in. The district meet was held here from February 14 -15, 2014. Photo Courtesy: Grace Deng
The Miami pool features two separate pools during the short course season. One pool is for competition and the other is for warming up and warming down in. The district meet was held here from February 14 -15. Photo Courtesy: Grace Deng

Through Feb. 14 to Feb. 15, the swim team competed in the district swim meet. The boys and girls were separate and they were split into two divisions: one and two.

The top two fastest swimmers in each event were automatic qualifiers for the state competition.

“I had a good time at districts. Our team did really well. I like that a lot of teams got to compete together in one place,” said Jory Gould, 10.

The next meet is the state competition in Canton, Ohio. A few freshmen have worked hard enough to make it into the state relays.

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“I am very honored to have made it to state as a freshman. I have tried my best all season to help make the relay to state,” said Lily Retford, 9.

The boy’s team has made state in the 400 freestyle relay and the 200 medley relay. Mark Hancher, 11, made it in the 100 fly and the 100 freestyle as an individual event.

The girl’s team has made state in the 200 freestyle relay and the 400 freestyle relay. Cara Norris, 11, made it in the 100 fly and the 200 freestyle as an individual event.

“I think the meet was pretty successful overall and it was a good conclusion to a good season for those not going to state,” said Priscilla Wu, 10.

Before districts, there were several big meets. The first one was the GMC tournament, hosted at Mason High School. Following GMC’s was the sectional meet also at Mason.

Overall, SHS had a great swimming season with many swimmers achieving lifetime bests.

For more information on the qualifying swimmers click here.

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Hello! My name is Amy Deng and I am a senior at Sycamore High School. This is my fourth year on staff and I currently hold the position of managing editor for the print magazine, The Leaf. My job is to design the style sheet, mentor new students, and oversee the design process of the print platform. I enjoy writing articles on multiple genres, including feature, news, and sports. In particular, I work with several design programs such as Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop to create pages and layouts for the Leaf. I joined journalism hoping to experience hands-on news coverage and to improve my writing skills. Over the years, I have grown to enjoy and value my experiences in the classroom. Through collaborating with other staff members, I have developed and improved my communication and leadership skills; and through working as a team, we have been able to produce an award-winning, student-run news magazine. I am excited for the new year and can’t wait to see what it holds! More about myself: I have always been involved with sports ever since I was a child. I participated in synchronized swimming for seven years and am currently a part of the school varsity swim team and during the offseason I am part of a club team, BASH. In addition, I have always been passionate about my cultural roots which is why I am the vice president of the Chinese Club. My role is to lead club presentations and organize bi-weekly activities. I also volunteer at Bethesda North Hospital as an escort where I discharge patients. Additionally, my favorite hobby is listening to music. I enjoy a wide span of genres and a few of my favorite artists include: Two Door Cinema Club, Mac Demarco, Beach House, Bon Iver, Chance the Rapper, Childish Gambino, and Stevie Wonder. Quote to live by: “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others” - Audrey Hepburn.
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Swimmers excel at district swim meet