Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2010, Page 130

Description:	VIfreshstartThe girls swimteams new coachchanged theirworkouts and helpedimprove thei r timesin the pool .For the first time, the girls swimteam was coached by Ms. KathrynMitsch. With a new coach andtraining program, the team set outto drop times and win meets. Theteam welcomed Mitsch into theirfamily with a price; the traininggot harder.Senior Kelly Gifford describedher new practices as reallyintense. With the boys and girlsteams being separated thisseason, the new practices werebuilt around specifically traininggirls and their different strengths.She put down a distancebase to build up your endurance,sophomore Casey Papp saidabout Mitschs training plan.I liked the [increased]yardage, it felt like a step uptowards college for me, Giffordsaid, Everyone on the teambenefited from the hard work.I definitely dropped moretime, sophomore SheridanHalloran said about her personalimprovements.However, Mitsch related tothe team and made swimming afun thing that wasnt just work.First of all, there was a lot oftalking time and a lot of stories.She took our problems intoconsideration and cared, saidsenior Shelby Stultz.Everyone on the team lovedthat aspect of the season, I thinkshe made the season a lot morefun, she connected with us, Shewas really cool and funny andawesome. Practice was a lot moreenjoyable, Papp said, The seasonwas full of improvements andgood times at the pool.- JESSE SMITHJunior Kaci Kelsey swims breaststroke at a home meet. PHOTO BY RAN CAOswitchingsportsSophomore MichelleHolmberg transitioned from gymnasticsto diving after a back injury.why did you decide tojoin diving?I had nothing else to doand I was bored. My friendDathan told me to come totry outs.have you everdone diving before?I had no previous divingexperience. I probablylooked goofy at first, buteventually I got the hang ofit.
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Collection:	Bloomington High School South

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