December 11th marks the official start of the swim season at Metamora. To know more about the swim team I asked coach Rhodes about the upcoming season. This is the swim team's third year and they have some intriguing facts you should know about.
What is your expectation for the season? In our 2nd season we broke every school record and we would like to repeat that again in our 3rd year. We also believe we can beat just as many teams this year as last year which was 19.
Who are the senior swimmers? Andres Torres and PJ Baranek.
What meet is the team looking forward to the most? Springfield Milestone Invitational (we placed 3rd out of 10 last year).
How many swimmers are on the team? 11.
Where does the team practice at? We use the RePlex Health Club in LeRoy.
What are the practices like? We practice about 5 days a week for one hour or an hour and half. We concentrate on always going race pace or faster and covering short distances(25yards) with short rest. We also work on the skills needed to race fast which include starts and turns.
Who are the best swimmers? Billy Rhodes and PJ Baranek, they are also both captains.
Is anyone capable of qualifying for state time? There are qualifying times for each event and Billy and PJ have a chance at approaching those times.
As you can see the swimming saints have a lot to look forward this season. Coach Rhodes has a lot of optimism for the upcoming season and we are very excited for their third year of the swim team.
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