High School Swim Team Reaches New Heights This Season
Boys swim team is currently undefeated.
Boys swim team is currently undefeated.
The 11-member boys team ranges from middle school beginners to seniors in high school.
The 11-member boys team ranges from middle school beginners to seniors in high school.
Utilizing the forward crawl stroke.
Utilizing the forward crawl stroke.
Liam Cosgrove runs drills at YMCA pool.
Liam Cosgrove runs drills at YMCA pool.
On the blocks and ready to go at Monday's practice.
On the blocks and ready to go at Monday's practice.
High school swim teams are creating a splash.
High school swim teams are creating a splash.
Jen Passafiume has been coaching swimming since she was 16 years old.
Jen Passafiume has been coaching swimming since she was 16 years old.
Backstroke.
Backstroke.
Senior Olympia Hall.
Senior Olympia Hall.
Co-captain and senior Emmett Silva and junior Kaua DeAssis.
Co-captain and senior Emmett Silva and junior Kaua DeAssis.
Mark Iannone gives a student some pointers.
Mark Iannone gives a student some pointers.
Off the mark.
Off the mark.
On Saturday, the high school boys swim team won the Cape Cod Classic, a first for the program. The annual tournament features six local competitors — Barnstable, Nantucket, Nauset, Saint John Paul, Sandwich and the Vineyard — and the competition is heated each year.
The girls team placed fifth overall at the Cape Cod Classic, and several swimmers achieved new personal records or qualified for future meets.