{"id":404,"date":"2013-11-08T19:13:46","date_gmt":"2013-11-08T19:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/?p=404"},"modified":"2013-11-08T19:13:46","modified_gmt":"2013-11-08T19:13:46","slug":"swimming-and-diving-maintain-high-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/2013\/11\/08\/swimming-and-diving-maintain-high-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming and Diving Maintain High Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

By JOHN WYATT<\/strong> – STAFF WRITER<\/em><\/p>\n

The months of September through April are always considered the busiest months in sports.<\/p>\n

Football dominates attention in the fall, while basketball entertains sports fans during the winter and spring months. But Swimming and Diving\u2019s season goes throughout the entire fall to spring period.<\/p>\n

Centre\u2019s swimmers and divers have one of the longest seasons in athletics, lasting through the majority of Centre\u2019s school year. They encounter challenges that other Centre athletes do not have to face, such as not being able to study abroad without missing a portion of their season. Swimmers also go through morning and afternoon practices throughout their entire season.<\/p>\n

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Senior Sam Walker swims freestyle during a race this season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to swimmers, time management is crucial when having to balance all of the other things that come with being a Centre student.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou learn how to sleep when you can and do work when you can, but still find time to have fun with friends and teammates,\u201d sophomore Kirsten Larson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t really procrastinate on stuff,\u201d junior Danielle Wahl said. \u201cFor me, I like to break up things by section; so right now I\u2019m in the section where I just have to push myself through to Thanksgiving break.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even for seniors, the long season still presents a challenge in time management.<\/p>\n

\u201cOrganization is the key really; not only to having a successful academic career but a successful swimming career as well,\u201d senior Gordon Duren said.<\/p>\n

The organization has helped build the success of swim team this past season.<\/p>\n

Last year, Centre\u2019s Swimming and Diving team won the Southern Athletic Association Conference Tournament in both Men and Women\u2019s Swimming, with the men winning by just half a point. For the swim team, it was definitely a special moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinning conference was such a great experience for everyone. I remember when they announced we had beaten Sewanee by half a point, and it was just overwhelming; people were crying and screaming and hugging,\u201d Duren said.<\/p>\n

Centre Swimmers and Divers know championships do not come easily, and are preparing to go after it again.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a big target on our back right now. We\u2019re the team to beat. We\u2019re constantly swimming to make sure people don\u2019t feel too comfortable,\u201d Duren said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just have to stay focused and as cool as winning conference was, we need to focus on the present,\u201d Wahl said.<\/p>\n

Centre also hopes their eleven new first-years can help them reach their goal of winning conference for a second consecutive year.<\/p>\n

First-year Patrick Wells isn\u2019t letting the high goal deter him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t wait to contribute to the team at conference and hopefully share in another victory,\u201d Wells said. \u201cAs a first-year I\u2019m still finding out where I\u2019ll fit on the team, but so far it\u2019s been a lot of fun swimming with a new group of people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not only has the swim team enjoyed success as a group, individual members have also been successful in their endeavors outside of official meets.<\/p>\n

Danielle Wahl swam the English Channel this past year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to do it; it\u2019s something I really wanted since a young age, and this summer everything just came together,\u201d Wahl said.<\/p>\n

As for training, the most important part of preparing for the swim was the cold temperatures she would encounter while swimming.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to build cold water tolerance up through ice baths and lots of swimming,\u201d Wahl said. \u201cIt was cold; the water temperature was two degrees colder than I prepared for,\u201d Wahl said.<\/p>\n

Despite being stung six times by jellyfish, Wahl describes her swim as \u201ca really amazing experience.\u201d The swim, in total, took Wahl nine hours and 48 minutes, the distance being 22 miles total.<\/p>\n

Look for the swim team to be competitive this year, defending their conference win.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith all the teams receiving a new (first-year) class and graduating their senior class, anything can happen, which means that we will just have to work hard and let that show in the end,\u201d Larson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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