The boys’ swim team’s new equipment adds a whole new depth to swimming, just in time for the last few meets of the season.

The boys’ record stands as 7-1, with a loss to Chaska-Chan, according to head coach Amanda Forsberg.

Forsberg said the added equipment made the winning season possible.

“We’ve added some new training tools this year, including breaststroke fins that we are hoping to use within the next week, medicine balls for dryland and drag suits that balloon out so it’s added resistance,” Forsberg said.

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Senior captain Ryan Casey said he believes the new equipment provides different ways to train that will help the team going into peak week, where the swimmers increase in yards, and taper, where they decrease in yards.

“Our remaining goals for the season are to get the last of our mid-season times to where we want them going into taper,” Casey said.

In addition to the new tools, the boys’ team continues an intense conditioning regimen, according to Forsberg.

“This year we’ve been working a little bit more in the weight room and overall more conditioning by adding Tuesday morning power racks for some swimmers,” Forsberg said.

Casey said, The mixture of conditioning and swimming pays off.

“Overall, the season is going well for us. A lot of guys have dropped loads of time and we’ve been racing well against other teams,” Casey said.

The boys’ finished the conference season and are preparing for section prelims at 5 p.m. Feb. 25 at Edina Community Center.