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1/30/24
By: Jasmine Puma
The Edgewood Swim Team. While it was already discussed, some kids have been excited about the first meet, while others might be slightly anxious about it. The first swim meet seems a little intimidating, so many people in the same place. Or maybe you think you wonāt do well. In this article, weāll be talking about those thoughts and feelings while discussing when and where the first meeting is.
The first swim meet is on February 5th at the EHS pool. The coaches, who were previously discussed, Mr. Straw and Mrs. Musselwhite will be there. Thereās still roughly 50+ kids who got in the swim team, and all 50+ of them have different feelings about the first meet. You can ask any of the coaches via email if you have any more questions that werenāt covered in this article.
There are multiple different types of strokes in swimming. Some simple warm ups before they start the real thing. The most popular, or common, strokes are the Freestyle, Butterfly, the Backstroke, or the Breaststroke. If youāre in the swim team, youāve most likely heard of and done those types of strokes before. There are also different types of warmups. Thereās some common ones, some are easy, some might be challenging. But the most common ones are the Active Warm Ups, Passive Warm Ups, or Static Stretching. The Active Warm Up is the most common type and the easiest for some. You may need to know most, if not all, of these in order to know what youāre doing in swimming.
Someone swimming,
There are many different types of competitions in swimming. Open water competitions are common. An open water competition is a competitive swimming race conducted over various distances and often taking place in oceans or riversā a common type of competition in swimming. There are also, obviously, more competitive ones like olympic swimming. But you donāt have to worry about something like olympic swimming at EJHS. The coaches just want you to have fun!
Emi Kester; a swim team member.
Emerson Kester, a 6th grader at EJHS, was one of the many who attended the swim meet and wants to do swimming at the junior high. āWhen the team was offered, I was so excited,ā said Emi. āThe Swim Practice was a little intimidating. But Iām honored that Iām in the team.ā
When asked how she felt about the first swim meet in February, this is how she responded. āThe first swim meet seems so far away, yet so close. Itās kindāve scary. But Iām still so excited about it!ā Emi said that she has friends with her in the team, and it made her feel better. Less intimidating to her. āWhen I went to the practice, it was.. interesting. It was weirdly nostalgic in a way, since Iāve done swimming at one point in my life when I was at my old school, where I attended Agon Swimming before doing swimming at EJHS.ā
Jackson Wells, another student at EJHS, is an eager student to start swimming, was another person interviewed for this article. He attended the swim practice feeling anxious, but so so excited. āWhen I heard the swim team was coming to this school, I felt pretty good about it. It feltĀ nice to try something competitiveā something new.ā
When asked if heās done this at any previous places or schools, he said no. āYes, Iāve swam for eight years of my life, never have I ever done it competitively. It feels amazing to do something new. I think I might actually beĀ good at it.ā
Jackson Wells; one of the many Jackson WĀ“s in our school.
The swimming āpreviewā has come to an end. Youāve heard from some great students, or should I say, swimmers, from today's article. Reminder, the coaches, Mr. Straw and Mrs. Musselwhite can be located at their classrooms or via email! The first swim meet is on February 5th, 6:00 PM at the EHS Pool! Have a great day, thank you for reading this article, and happy swimming!
Authors Bio: The author of this article, Jasmine Puma, plans to do journalism in 7th grade too. She enjoys the opportunity to put things on the school website and feels a great responsibility for it.
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