Boys' Swimming Steps Up

The swim squad experiences improvements.

Photo by Kevin Flemming

On Saturday, March 19, Boy’s Swimming went to the East Angel invite to prove themselves as state-worthy participants, winning 7th place out of 12 schools. “It was the first time one of our teams qualified for state; the 200 free team,” said Head Coach Cindy Allen. “Everybody did a really good job, I was very impressed.”

The next Wednesday, TJ went up against East once more for a second round, winning first place in the 50 free and 400 free events, while still loosing the overall meet. “Our relay team did a much better time for this meet,” said Allen. “So they’ll have boosted confidence for our next meet.”

While Boys’ Swimming has had its ups and downs, Allen feels as though the team has made some great headway over the past few weeks. “We’ve been working really hard as a team,” said Allen. “But we do have our standouts. Senior Tim Mahoney and Sophomore Mike Mahoney are always in the top performers. Junior Mitch Moore’s also really stepped it up recently, and Junior Griffin Black also always does a good job. We also have several kids in development who are really stepping up to the challenge and making some growth. But overall, as a team, we’re working great together.”

Allen also feels as though the team could improve on multiple aspects in the pool, including stroke competitions. “It’s the toughest strokes where we lose the most points,” said Allen. “We have quite a few kids swimming them, and they don’t complain, they just get the job done. I always appreciate that, and they work really hard.”

Boy’s Swimming will go up next against George Washington High School on April 6th. “It’s going to be a tough meet,” said Allen. “We’re going to have to go at it really hard in every event, and every lane, to get the win.”