Diving Back In
“Swimmers take your mark,” the referee announced…
April 29, 2022
After two years of quarantine, the swim team finally returned to competition and made a comeback.
Swimmers worked hard during morning practice at Maywood High in order to drop time for their events.
“I personally feel super excited to be back after being quarantined,” Swim Captain Suncee Marshall said. “I’m a very competitive person so I’m super happy about competing with other schools.”
The first meet took place at Carson’s City pool on March 2nd, 2022, The Bell swimmers were nervous. The final score was 90-96 with Bell High being 6 points away from victory.
“Once students get nervous, they get this bad mindset that they won’t do good,” senior and former Swim Captain, Ivan Beltran said.
Lots of competitions followed, and the team has come back with four wins.
On April 20, The Bell High School swim team had their final season competition at Maywood. Swimmers were ready to compete but Maywood’s swim team only had two people show up.
Bell swimmers still competed against each other but were not as anxious because they were mostly racing against their own team members.
“The newest members have put in a lot of effort to keep the team going,” Suncee said. “The JV girls stand out to me the most,” she continued. “I remember them being nervous about competitions and now, with all their hard work during practice and trying new events during practice, they have improved so much. I couldn’t be more proud.”
All 30 swimmers are getting ready for League Finals on April 29. They hope they stay undefeated.
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Delia Olivas / Ms. Jonasson per 4 • May 20, 2022 at 12:49 pm
I can imagine it is difficult for the swim team to return after being away for two years due to quarantine. However, having a competitive captain like Suncee Marshall would make it easier for the team to get their back for competitions. Too bad they were defeated at their first meet at Carson just by 6 points. Hopefully, their swim captain Ivan Beltran can get them back on track. It sounds like they have new members that will contribute to pushing the team forward to success. I wish they the best of luck in their future competitions and I hope to be able to attend some meets in the future.
Dannya Alfaro • May 16, 2022 at 12:16 pm
In the text it says that the swim team is back after two years. I notice that the swim team looks very happy to be back and in the comment that the Captain said that she is happy to be back, I also notice that they have new members in it that are going to give the team more opportunity to win in the future. I wonder if they won the finals on April 29, if they did, it will be so good for them. I hope that they continue working hard.
Ashley Hernandez • May 16, 2022 at 12:14 pm
It is amazing how the Bell Swim team has stayed undefeated and are excited to put their hard work out there.
Agustin Hernandez • May 16, 2022 at 9:55 am
I like how they put the information step by step… and I didn’t know that we have a swimming team. Did we win the last league for the finals on April 29?