Girls swimming take the cake at SAC championship

On Oct.7, the Lake Brantley Girls swimming team competed in the SAC Championship and fought hard to clinch the number one spot. The girls swam like fish to out pace their competitors. The overall win boosted morale and spirits for the continuation of the season. 

“Winning this meet gave us confidence as a whole team knowing that we could do well in future meets,” said Senior Paula Garcia. “Winning was a rewarding feeling knowing that the long hours and hard work we put into swimming paid off.” 

But a win doesn’t come easy. Each competition is sure to have ups and downs. The girls swim team had to overcome challenges and a battle with their minds.

“A challenge we had to overcome is to put aside how nervous we were and to just try our best,” said Senior Raegan Jones. 

As old members of the team, the seniors are to work to teach the ways of the team to younger members.

“We practiced everyday to get ready for the meet,” freshman Marilyn Truong said. “One of the challenges that everyone had to overcome was probably getting into the right mindset.”

 But living in Florida provided some other challenges: the weather. Swimming outside in a pool is less than ideal during storm season. Inclement weather poses a major threat to the safety of swim team members.  

 “Although this season has been tough due to harsh weather, we have managed to do very well despite all the canceled practices,” Garcia said. “A big challenge we had to overcome was wishing to do well although we had so many canceled practices due to the harsh weather.” 

The girls team battled through their challenges and came out victorious. They earned 2nd place in districts, which means they are heading to the regional championships. The swim team is bringing in titles like clockwork.

“It felt unbelievable that the team had accomplished so much to win,” said Truong.

Despite the accomplishments of the girls on the swim team, they are not recognized as much as other sports.

“It is important that girls swim receives more support because it would be awesome for more people to come to our swim meets and if we got more recognition from the school,” said Garcia. “It is an amazing to feel the cheers of all our teammates and we would really appreciate it if more people could come support us to build better sportsmanship as a whole team together.”