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Senior boys’ swimmers pose together after their meet Feb. 25. Park beat Hopkins at the senior night meet.

Boys’ swimming beats Hopkins

Kate Schneider March 2, 2021

At his final meet in the Park pool, senior Luca Giovannelli said he was happy to see the team swimming its best through the end of the final event. “(The meet) went really well, it was really competitive...

Senior captain Connor Coleman practices his flutter kick during practice Jan. 22. The boys’ swimming team beat Wayzata in its Feb. 23 meet.

Boys’ swimming beats Wayzata

Kate Schneider February 28, 2021

The result of the boys’ swim meet against Wayzata came down to the final event and according to sophomore Miles Nordling, amid the cheers and energy in the pool, Park’s relay team beat Wayzata to win...

Senior Connor Coleman practices his breast stroke Jan. 13. Park beat Bloomington Kennedy 74 to 19 in its Jan. 14 meet.

Boys’ swimming starts season with win

Kate Schneider January 17, 2021

After only a short time to prepare, sophomore Miles Nordling said the meet against Bloomington Kennedy gave the swimmers a chance to show their improvement since last season. “It went very well, especially...

Junior Hayden Zheng swims the 200-yard individual medley during the boys swimming State meet Feb. 29. Zheng won the event with a time of 1:47.75.

Boys’ swimming ends with top ten finishes at State

Tobias Khabie and Ava Ashby March 5, 2020

After boys’ swimming finished its season at State, coach Amanda Forsberg said she was pleased with the success the team had this year. “I think it was one of our best years. We won the Conference...

Junior Hayden Zheng swims the 100-yard breaststroke during Varsity Sections Feb 22. Zheng qualified for State Feb. 29 at the University of Minnesota.

Boys’ swimming places second at Sections

Tobias Khabie February 23, 2020

After Park boys’ swimming placed second at Sections Feb. 22, coach Amanda Forsberg said the team’s success was greater than she had anticipated. “They far exceeded my expectations. So it's been...

Sophomore Hiro Mckee swims the 100-yard butterfly during the Varsity Sections meet Feb 20. The second day of the meet will be Feb. 22 at the Art Downey Aquatic Center.

Boys’ swim gives full effort at first day of Sections

Tobias Khabie February 22, 2020

After the boys’ swim team competed in the first day of Sections Feb. 20, senior and captain Will Mathews said he was very satisfied by the team’s performance. “They put some amazing times on the...

Junior Ben St. Clair practices freestyle during practice Feb. 19. St. Clair first began swimming several years ago after a series of injuries in other sports.

Meet the Athlete: Ben St. Clair

Gabriel Kaplan February 20, 2020

How long have you been swimming for Park? For the high school team, this will be my fourth year. I've been swimming for around six or seven years in total. Have you played any other sports? I...

Junior Jason Chu swims the 200 yard medley relay Jan 30. The meet against Jefferson concluded the boys’ swimming season.

Park boys’ swimming finishes regular season undefeated

Tobias Khabie January 31, 2020

While finishing the regular season undefeated brings excitement to the boys’ swim team, senior Brandon Bohanon said he experienced some sadness as this marks the class of 2020’s final regular season...

Sophomore Asher Danicic swims the 100-yard breast stroke Jan 16. Their next meet is Jan. 23 against Robbinsdale Cooper at Plymouth Middle School.

Boys’ swim recovers after busy week

Tobias Khabie January 22, 2020

According to sophomore Zachary Nathan, the boys’ swim team has been drained by a week of three meets. “I think we're all a bit tired. It's been a rough week,” Nathan said.  The team had meets...

Junior Connor Coleman swims the 500-yard freestyle Jan. 9. Park won 49-34 against Richfield.

Boys’ swimming defeats Richfield 49-34

Tobias Khabie January 10, 2020

According to coach Amanda Forsberg, she was satisfied by how her team performed in their weaker events, which led to its win against Richfield Jan. 9. “Kids stepped up in their off events. You couldn't...

Junior Zach Atfeldt swims the 100-yard butterfly during a meet against Benilde-St. Margarets Dec. 19. The boys’ do not have a meet until Jan. 9 vs. Richfield.

Boys’ swim continues undefeated streak against Benilde

Tobias Khabie December 21, 2019

The Park boys’ swim team defeated Benilde-St. Margaret’s Dec. 19 after great performances from all swimmers, according to assistant coach Joe Yaeger. "I think this was definitely a full-team meet...

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