Bulldog Swimmers End on High Note

 

On September 27th Bulldog Swim Team competed in the Region Meet at the Middle Tyger YMCA for a chance to advance to the State Championship meet held on October 5th. The Region meet was against teams from Mauldin, Dorman, Riverside, Spartan High, Byrnes, Wade Hampton, and Gaffney. It was a tough competition, but the Bulldogs were
prepared and conditioned for the meet. "We showed a lot of effort at the meet," says senior girls’ swimmer, Brooke Elmore. Many Bulldogs qualified for State, but three major stand-outs for Boiling Springs were junior David Lopez, who earned silver and bronze medals at the Region meet, and top girls’ individual swimmers, Allison Rundquist and Brooke Elmore. The Bulldog relay teams for both the boys and girls also advanced
to the State Championship. On October 5th, the State Championship meet was held at USC Columbia. "We did pretty good, a lot of people with best times," stated senior Allison Rundquist. The top Dog swimmer was boys’ swimmer David Lopez, who placed 6th in the 500m Freestyle and 10th in the 200m Freestyle. Lopez, junior, a 4th year varsity boys’ swimmer, says, "We trained as hard as we could and did the best we could at State."The Bulldog Swim Team plans to keep improving for next season. "I hope that next season the team will place higher and more team members will make it to State to represent Boiling Springs." Bulldog Nation plans to see great things from the swim team next season.