By: Alex Switzer, OHS Torch Reporter
Olympia Boys Swim Team hopes to follow up a great season last year as this season starts after Thanksgiving; many members have swam for multiple seasons and are very competitive.
The Olympia Boys Swim season starts mandatory practices after Thanksgiving. These 2 hour practices consist of conditioning exercises in the water and even some sprints out of the water. All this conditioning is needed to get the swimmers in shape and prepared for meets.
As the season progresses the practices switch to more speciality practices. There are many different events in swimming and every member practices primarily in his positions and how to improve.
Senior swimmer Brandon Etter said, “Last season I did very well, but I still have lots of work to do and achievements to accomplish in this season.” This is the overall attitude of the Boy’s Swim Team after a very good season.
Olympia has a very competitive rivalry in swimming with Lincoln High School. Most of the teams in Olympias conference cannot be matched in size due to Olympia's low numbers. Lincoln and Olympia have close to the same number of members, so it’s a very competitive match.
Swim Team Diver Hunter Schuerman owns the board as being the only diver on the team. Last season, he greatly improved and has become a very talented diver due to his practice routines. He is very disciplined and won't move on to his next dive until he is confident having the first dive down.
“I realized at the end of the season last year that I had a lot of work to do if I wanted to become a great diver. I’ve been practicing a lot and am very excited for this season to get underway,” said Junior diver Hunter Schuerman.
This year's Boys Swim Team would love to have as many members as possible make it to state. Also diver, Hunter Schuerman would like to land one of the most difficult dives, a 2 ½ front flip. To make all these goals possible, the Olympia Boys Swim Team would love to see the bleachers filled with fans for their meets.
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