Synchro reaches record numbers
Crowded practices will pay off in upcoming season
March 14, 2015
Girls’ synchro team anticipates another season full of victories with a large incoming class of swimmers.
Head coach Jessica Gust said she is excited to start the season in the new Metro West conference considering the old conference had no other synchro teams.
“The new conference actually has a couple of teams that have synchro, so we’ll swim against Richfield, Bloomington and Prior Lake,” Gust said. “This is exciting because our previous conference didn’t have any other synchro teams.”
Sophomore Emma Breyak has been on varsity since seventh grade and is excited for the new additions to the team.
“The junior high girls in club have done a great job recruiting more girls, so we will end up having more people than last year,” Breyak said. “The dynamic of the team will definitely change because of this but in a good way.”
Although the girls’ team lacks numbers compared to teams such as Edina, they make up for it with practices, according to Breyak.
“The team we are closest to in the conference is Edina and even though they have more girls than us we have more practices. I think that is what gives us better scores,” Breyak said.
These extra practices and good scores all help to contribute to the girls’ synchro team placing well in the conference.
“We have a really good chance to be conference champs in general, and we’ve never lost the section meet,” Gust said.
The season officially started March 2. Its first meet will be March 20 at home versus Bloomington Jefferson.
