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The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

Park swimmers prepare for their upcoming swim meet in practice on Sept. 18. Park swimmers have to navigate using a five lane pool compared to the typical six-eight lane pool.

Pool problems seep into practice

Georgia Hughes September 29, 2023

This year Park’s swim team is faced with inadequate facilities similar to previous years. The pool is short a lane. Most pools have six to eight lanes, and the park pool only has five. Despite the pool...

Park highschool swimming pool on Oct. 1. The pool is  running again and ready to be used.

Swimming is out cold

Eliah Fink October 6, 2022

Most recent update: As of Oct. 3, the Park swimming pool is up and running once again. The schedule for heater repair went to plan, and the girls’ swim team will be back swimming in the pool as soon...

Swim Instructor and Aquatics Director at the Central Community Center Cathy Taylor helps a student dive into the pool. Taylor recently became a contracted employee after working at Park for 30 years.

Central Community Center aquatics coordinator takes on new position

Kate Schneider December 17, 2019

According to Cathy Taylor, aquatics coordinator at the Central Community Center, she started working as an instructor after college when her old swim coach convinced her. She later took on another set...

Freshmen Christina Loschy and Molly Horstman-Olson practice their log rolling technique Nov. 6 at the Central pool. Participants learned the basics of log rolling and had the chance to log roll with a partner.

Students hope to start unique sports group

Sam Swisher November 7, 2019

According to junior Clayton Horstman-Olson, he hopes people will join his log rolling group and become involved in the sport. “I envision this club for St. Louis Park as something where people can...

Sophomores Maya Lee and Bella Stewart and team practice one of their routines at the middle school Feb. 2. Synchronized swimming is unable to practice at the high school due to construction around the locker rooms.

Construction causes practice changes

Marta Hill March 1, 2019

According to junior Ellen Poulter, the synchronized swimming team will not be able to maintain some of the team building traditions that center around the locker room due to the construction that prohibits...

Girls' swimming continues to practice in the school pool despite ventilation issues.

Pool to receive new ventilation system

Sari Hattis October 14, 2015

As sophomore Nicole Sanford neared the end of her two-hour swim practice, she said she struggled to breathe due to the air quality in the pool area. Without a proper way to circulate air in an indoor...

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