Swimming to Succeed at OHS

By Abigail Jackson, OHS Torch reporter

Thursday February 11th, in the OHS natatorium, juniors Johann Meyer and Hunter Sherman shared some of the joys and trials of having a swim team with only four boys competing.

“Can’t win anything ever. When people are sick,we can’t do any relays, so we just have to do individual events,” said Hunter when asked how the small size of the team effects the boys.

Hunter, who has swam on the boy’s swim team since he was a freshman said, that he’s dropped a lot of time from last year, and that he’s getting close to breaking one minute in the 100 freestyle. His personal goal now is to drop as much time as he can in all of his events and drop to under a minute in the 100 freestyle.

First time swimmer Johann got a couple first place finishes under his belt this season. Those wins include one in the 50 freestyle as well as in the 100 freestyle. He also beat his competitors to the wall while he was swimming backstroke in the medley relay.

Johann said that he has no personal goals for this season other than to finish it out. Johann also said that he likes swimming and that it’s fun.

Hunter said that his best events are the 100 freestyle and the 100 backstroke, but the backstroke depends on how good the swim is. Johann’s favorites also include the 100 freestyle, but unlike Hunter, his other favorite event is the 50 freestyle, not the 100 backstroke.

The boys are preparing for their upcoming sectionals on Saturday, February 20th. They have been swimming anywhere from 3,000 to 4,000 yards a day in anticipation to the competition.

Their coach Adrienne Cornejo, when asked about how the boy’s personal records, said, “Good, they’re all getting best times, like at every meet.”