Swim and dive staff heads to Section IX event after eighth straight OCIAA championship

The Section IX event shall be held at Valley Central High School in Montgomery on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6-8. Click right here for the hyperlink to watch the Thursday competition.  Click here for the link to watch the Saturday finals online. There isn’t any livestream for Friday’s occasions.

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The Pine Bush varsity swim and dive staff heads into the Section IX event this Thursday and Saturday with a lot pleasure. They are coming off an eighth straight OCIAA championship and 87 wins in a row in Section IX competitors. That’s fairly spectacular. 

“The really good swimmers keep coming,” mentioned Coach John Barth. “We are deep. We win because we are a team.”

 

 

Their theme this yr has been “Built by teamwork. Fueled by tradition.”
Coach Barth mentioned there are some actually nice swimmers within the part and the Pine Bush women go face to face every time. Led by captains Ella Humphrey and Alanah Giannini, each seniors, he mentioned they’re a younger staff, with standout swimmers from seventh grade up via highschool.

 

There is a few strain to proceed their streak. Ciara Giannini, an eighth-grader and sister of Alanah, is on the staff. In talking with Coach Barth for the Crispell Middle School video bulletins, Ciara talked about that strain.

 

“It’s really nice being a part of something so great because nobody’s done this before,” she mentioned. “But it’s also a lot of pressure because you don’t want to be on the team when a loss happens, which, it’s not going to.”

 

We like her optimism! We additionally just like the character of this staff. Coach Barth mentioned it is a terrific group of younger ladies, looking for one another.

 

“These girls work really hard and they are great to each other,” he mentioned. “They are competitive but support each other. They are great human beings.”
Gwendolyn Loennecker, additionally an eighth-grader on the staff, likes having the older women there.

 

“The older girls look out for everyone,” she mentioned. “They are always there for us.”

Now that’s an important staff!

 

Best needs to our varsity swimming and diving staff. You make us Pine Bush proud!