Swim

   Swim captains Sarah Banh, senior, Connor Tran, senior, Jeffrey Wu, senior, and Gwendolyn Chu, junior, manage a large and diverse pool of swimmers. Despite the team’s successful performance in CIF and the division, managing the team has been no seamless task. With all kinds of personalities on the team, the captains have worked hard to ensure the team remains stable and united. 

   “Things get pretty chaotic since our team is so diverse in personalities. Even though we are all united, there are a handful of cliques,” explained Chu, who has been on the varsity team for two years.

  Tran, who has been on the team for four years, shares Chu’s feelings regarding the team’s diverse personalities. “Our team is also extremely dedicated and hardworking, but I think we are successful because we just remember to have fun, and not take things too seriously,” Tran said with a grin. 

   Banh, who has been a swim captain since her sophomore year, hopes the underclassmen will learn from her leadership  on the team. 

    “The best advice I can give to other swimmers is to make other swimmers eat your bubbles,” Banh shared, laughing.

   Wu believes the “Swim experience” includes memories and team celebrations that underclassmen will remember long after the season. 

   “We always have an annual team dinner and Korean BBQ; it’s a really good way to bond with everyone, send seniors off, and reflect on the hard work of the year,” said Wu, who has been on the team his entire high school career.