Senior Mark Hancher swims backstroke. His primary stroke is butterfly, where he placed 3rd in the 100 butterfly at state. The 100 butterfly consists of four 25 yard laps.

Junior Elizabeth Walden eyes the pool as she mentally prepares herself for her swim. It is important to focus on preparing mentally and physically in order to have a good race. Stretching before a race is also good to relieve muscles and loosen them.

Freshman Luke Tenbarge dives into the water. Form is important on how far a swimmer glides in the water. If the dive is too low, the swimmer may be directed towards the bottom.

Swimmers dive off the block as they begin their race. The SHS pool is made up of six 25 yard lanes. The scoreboard is in the corner which displays the finished times.

Sophomore Caroline Veraldo positions herself on the block. She prepares to dive into the water at the sound of the buzzer. When people dive in too early, it can result in a disqualification for “false starting.”

Swimmers approach the wall to flip turn. The flip turn is crucial for the reaction time of recovering off the wall. Fast turns can improve times greatly.

The boys huddle to motivate each other and cheer each other on. Pep talks help improve the morale of the swimmers. Cheering for fellow teammates shows great sportsmanship and pumps up the crowd.

Sophomore Hannah May eyes the pool during a relay to see when to dive in. Diving in too early during a relay can result in a disqualification. Relay starts are different from regular starts because they are not based off of a buzzer.

May swims butterfly, one of her primary strokes. Butterfly is a difficult stroke because the swimmer must move both arms out of the water from behind to in front of them. The four strokes are as followed: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly.