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As a small team
with many new members,
the Lower Secondary Swim Team
struggled at the beginning of the season.
The team was able, however, to overcome these
obstacles to complete a successful season.
Matthew Ahn, grade 8, said because so many
team members had left, the team dynamic “felt dif-
ferent.” The swim team struggled to “get points” at
Jamborees.
“Points are earned depending on the meters a person
swims and where they get placed. Compared to other
schools that have thirty or forty swimmers, we only had
fifteen so it was hard for us to get points,” Matthew
added.
To overcome this challenge, the team “cheered
hard for our swimmers during the race, keeping our
hopes high.”
Ashley Nam, grade 7, said she “faced a lot of
challenges” this year as it was her first year on the
swim team. She swam the butterfly stroke, a stroke that
she “wasn’t used to.”
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“I
found it
really challenging
at first, especially at
jamborees. But I think it was
pretty cool to do a stroke for our
team that I’d never done
before,” Ashley said.
Though the butterfly stroke was challenging for
Ashley, she was “able to increase her time” by practic-
ing“ in and outside of school and with Coach Scott’s
help.
Overall, the team had a successful season of
beating their own records and making good times.