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April 30, 2009
By Christian Castillo and Jordan Brahaney
Over spring break in April, the swim team went through a week of tough conditioning and practice that they have dubbed “heck week” to prepare for MVALs, which will be held May 9.
“The practices were hard and I’m really proud of the team for getting through it,” swim coach Bryan Accurso said.
The first practice was the toughest one. The swimmers attempted to swim 100 yards, which is four laps of the pool, 100 times in one minute and thirty seconds each with little rest between. Swimmers who completed the
“100×100’s” became members of the “100×100’s club”. Eight boys and three girl’s swimmers became members this season. Though tough, there were no regrets found on the team.
“Conditioning improved our abilities. Within the first few weeks of practicing you really feel it in the chest, the legs, the arms, but after about week three or four you feel a little less and less until finally your arms hurt a little in practice but you are able to keep up with the cardio,” senior Kevin Hokanson said.
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