Varsity swimming starts off the season with a splash

Ivano Garzo (10) takes a breath as he swims the butterfly at the swim meet on Dec. 3. The meet was at home against Valparaiso.

Jessica McCullough and lakecentralnews

On Tuesday, Dec. 3, both the boys and girls swim team got back into the pool for the first varsity meet. Both teams won, girls with a score of 133-50 and boys with a score of 97-89.

“I’m really proud of the team. We won and everyone did really well individually and in their relays. I swam the 200 medley relay, the 100 fly, 200 free relay, and 100 back and won everything I swam, so I was happy,” Marina Vasquez (10) said.

This meet was the first meet of the season for the boys team. they started out the season right with a 97-89 win over Valparaiso.

“We went into the meet [as] underdogs, and it was exciting to win the meet when we were underestimated,” Tyler Hires (11) said.

With the new school, a major change for the swim team will take place: a new pool.

“Since it’s my senior year, I’m really excited to swim in the new pool. I want to make the most out of my last season and the new pool will be a big part of that. We worked really hard with the referendum and promoting it and it’s finally paying off,” Tracilyn Muszalski (12) said.