While many students at SHS have heard of our high school swim team, some still may not know how the swim team operates in terms of socializing with each other as teammates.

Since the the swim team’s schedule operates much differently than other sports, there are many different opportunities for the swim team to bond that other teams might not have the chance to take advantage of.

Every morning each member of the high school team has the responsibility of waking up and getting to practice no later than 5:45, where they practice drills until 7:00 to prepare for the upcoming meet. While a majority of the practice is mostly drills and doing laps, they have 30 second breaks in between each drill to talk and socialize between the lanes.

However, these 30 second breaks aren’t the only thing that the swim team is given to socialize, as they are also given plenty of time after practice to talk amongst each other in the gym’s hot tub. The team also puts on an activity coined as Secret Swimmer.

“Secret Swimmer is 3 times per season and we give each other themed gifts ranging from water bottles filled with goodies or goofy socks for each other to wear,” swimmer Luke Aanes said.

Not only does this Secret Swimmer provide a fun and social activity for the swimmers on the team but it also motivates them to try their best at the swim meet as it is on the day of the meet that swimmers will exchange their gifts for each other.

The next big swim meet for the team starts as soon as Oct. 15th, 2016 and it is then that we will see the swimmers bond together in their own unique culture.