Swimmers Look Forward to National Competition



GA's girls' swim team has had a dominant season.

All of the long hours spent swimming, eating incredibly healthy meals, and staying in on Friday nights will all be worth the sacrifice this weekend. It is the annual Eastern Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships held at LaSalle University! For those who aren’t savvy with the swimming world, it is the GA swim team’s biggest meet of the season. We have spent many months preparing to win the championship. Our practice schedule consists of a morning practice from 6 AM to 7:40 AM then from 3 PM to 6 PM. But preparation doesn’t stop then. Eating habits and sleeping patterns also affect our performance. Each day, swimmers are encouraged by our coaches to eat healthy, protein-filled meals. Another big factor to the teams’ success is what we do on weekends. Swimmers often turn down the invitation to stay out weekend nights with friends. This is a huge sacrifice especially for a bunch of high schoolers but it is completely worth it. Getting to stand as a team, on the block labeled one, holding the Eastern trophy is priceless. The girls' team recently won the Inter-AC Championship and everyone is very excited to compete at Easterns. We love seeing our teachers and friends come out to support the GA swim team at LaSalle each year. We hope this year is no exception as the girl’s team competes for our fourth consecutive Eastern Interscholastic Championship title!

 - Julia P. ‘15

 



Julia and her teammates will look to be their fastest at LaSalle University.

Editor's note: The Patriots captured their 4th straight Eastern championship in impressive fashion. Recap the weekend's meet here.