Girls Swim Preview

By Kelly Torok, Staff writer

With winter coming to an end, the flowers are beginning to bloom, and the birds are singing. But most importantly, the FVHS Girls Swim Team is getting ready for the 2009 swim season.

Because of the size of their graduating class last year, there have been many questions on how the ladies will do this year. However, Head Coach Jeff Russ says, “We should do very well this year. Even though we lost eight seniors last year, we have gained some very strong freshmen such as Jenn Lightbody, Jenna Reese, and Taylor Johnson. They will contribute to the team greatly and help us dominate our meets.”

The ladies have been practicing for hours since summer to make this year\’s swim season the best as possible. Russ has very high expectations for the ladies and says, “I have a good feeling that we will make it to CIF and at least place third overall.”

The girls practice twice a day, two hours in the morning and three in the afternoon. The practices are seemingly endless and extremely difficult, but it keeps the ladies in peak shape and will help them tremendously in their meets throughout the season.

The FVHS Girls Swim team is currently ranked number second in the league and third overall in CIF.