Nicolas Weissenberg
Staff Writer
As the swimming season comes to a close, one student earned bronze at the Regional finals. Junior Kathryn Carter earned 3rd with a 53.21 in the 100 yard freestyle.
“I competed in the 100 yard breastroke and 100 yard freestyle for my individual events, then the 200 yard freestyle and Medley relay. My goal was to make it in the top 3 for one of my individual events at regional finals and to drop time from my best times,” Carter said.
The Regional Championship was held at Josh Davis Natatorium in the NEISD school district. Each sport has its own potential enjoyments. “I especially enjoyed swimming in my relays because of all the energy my teammates and I put into it. We pumped each other up and we supported each other no matter how we swam. I’m so proud of my relay. For my individual events, I mostly enjoyed swimming the 100 free because yeah. I like it more than the breast,” Carter said.
Teamwork can be very enjoyable when done right. Especially when your teammates support you regardless of your performance.Though living in the present is always fun, focusing on the future is key for success.
“For the future, I am mostly looking forward for dropping.There’s always chances to improve my race, and if I work hard at it, I will be able to accomplish my goals. Luckily, I have opportunities coming up for me to try,” Carter said.
Being in a school sport also means making new friends with your teammates.
“Most of my teammates have a wonderful energy around them which helps me to stay positive throughout the season,” Carter said.
All of the relay teams qualified for Regional.To qualify for Regionals the swimmers had to place in the top 8 at District in their event(s).The following athletes qualified and competed:
Sophomore Annika Bishop competed in the 100 Fly, freshman Paige Bourquin in the 100 yd back and 200 yd IM, junior Elise Brewer in diving, and junior Abby Budzinski competed in 100 yd fly and the 100 yd back. Seniors Summer Clark competed in diving and the 50 yd free, and the 100yd breast. Freshman Sydney White competed in the 50 yd free and the 100 yd fly. Freshman Alex Kerzic competed in the 100 and 200 yd free and sophomore Krista Hughes 50 yd free. Freshman Alei Quintanilla competed in 100 yd back and 200 yd free and sophomore Lainy Lewis 200 and 500 yd free. Freshman Dakota Kidder competed in the 100 yd free and sophomore Theresa Nguyen competed in the 200 yd IM, 100 yd breast. Sophomore Savana Moore competed in the 500 yd free and the 100 yd breast and senior Jillian Miller competed in the 200 yd free. Freshman Taylor Labella competed in the 50, 100 yd free and junior Hannah Lozano in the 200 and 500 yd free and earned 14th place at Regionals.
Senior Kensei Tron competed in the 50, 100 and 200 yd free, junior William Terrill competed in 50, 200 free and 100 yard breast. Junior Donovan Tajbakhsh competed in the 100, 200 and senior Jack Shields in the 50 and 100 yd free. Freshman Kace Schermerhorn competed in the 500 yd free along with junior Nicolas Roodettes. Junior Elias Rausch competed in the 200 IM, 100 yd back. Senior Bryce Webb competed in the 50 and 200 yard free and the 100 yd back. Junior James Dalton competed in the 200 yd IM and the 100 yard backstroke. Senior Paxton Kesselring competed in the 100 yd free and breast and junior Wesley Halstead competed in the 100, 200, and 500 yd free. Freshman Garrett English 200 yd free and 100 yd fly and junior James Dalton 200 IM and 100 back. Freshman Justin Medina competed in the 500 yd free and freshman Bodee Lunt competed in the 100 yard breast. Junior Ean Price competed in the 200 yd free and the 100 yd back. William Terrill placed 15th in the 100 yd breaststroke and Elias Rausch placed 14th in the 100 yd backstroke.