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Girls Swim Team Performs in North 50’s

On Wed, March 21st, the SM North Girls Swim Team started their season off with the North “50’s” Sprint Meet. This meet differed from a traditional meet. Instead of the goal being to compete against other schools for team points, the focus was more on the improvement of each swimmer’s individual times in order to prepare for future meets later on in the season.

“I thought that our girls did fantastic,” head coach Cody Fothergill said. “For the first time in over two years, one of our relays made a State Qualifying Consideration time, in the 200 Medley Relay.”

This year, eight schools competed in the events. These events included freestyle, backstroke, butterfly and breaststroke in both the 50 yard and 100 yard.

“This meet was very unique due to the fact it [gave] all the new swimmers the chance to swim in different strokes without having to swim long races that they have never done before,” Fothergill said.

Having coached boys swimming for several season in the past, this is Fothergill’s first year as head coach of the girls’ team, but he has very high hopes for the season.

“We want to continue to improve all season, swimming better at the Sunflower League Championships than we did the past two years and to send some girls to state,” Fothergill said.

The team continued toward that goal during their second meet of the season at Lawrence High School on March 27th when they swam yet another State Consideration time.

“It has already been a much-improved season for the girls team,” Fothergill said. “They are working really hard and have great attitudes right now.”

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Girls Swim Team Performs in North 50’s