The ending of November marks the ending of the girls swim team. It had been a long and strenuous season, since practices starting back in August, the girls have spent most of their time the in the past few months in the pool. On November 8th, all their time and effort truly showed at the City Championship Meet. The Lady Dolphins overcame many of their toughest competitors and finished in third. Although Lane took first and Northside took second, the team was not too disappointed. Many team records were broken and personal bests were achieved. Elizabeth Shumaker ‘18, went faster than she ever has; she has much to look forward to in the next two years on the team. Coach Andy Parro explained, “Everyone did a really great job. It was very close between second and third, it could have gone either way, really. Lane just did better than anyone expected. But we will take this as motivation for next year.”

The Sectionals Meet went just as well as City did; both public and private schools compete in Sectionals, so the competition is even more stiff. Again the Lady Dolphins finished in third, behind Lane and St. Ignatius. Out of the twelve different events, girls on the Whitney Young team broke eight of the previous school records.

“Looking back on the season, I wouldn’t make any changes. The girls gave their best effort. As long as they do that, I’m happy with the outcome,” Coach Parro concluded.

Congratulations to our Lady Dolphins, they sure are the biggest fish in our pool!

As the girls swimming season comes to an end, the boys swim team takes to the water. This year’s team has some big flippers to fill after some of the best swimmers in the state graduated last year. Coach Andy Parro is looking forward to continuing the legacy he has been working on with the boys and is striving for the team’s seventh consecutive city championship. “I expect them to stick to our plan, 100% attendance at 100% of the practices. This allows for the swimmers to find their potential and live up to it as an athlete,” Parro explained.