The Lady Crimson swim team has been busy preparing for their many dual meets against Springfield teams. Tough competition means harder swim practices. The team beat Routt at their last home meet. Jacksonville will have a meet on October 6th in Springfield at Eisenhower pool. It will be a quad meet against Springfield High School, Sacred Heart Griffin, Southeast, and Chatham High School.
Head Coach Sam Black said, “I push my girls to the limit, and I take my coaching job seriously. If these girls want to be the best, they have to train like the best.”
Practice every night is from 6:00p.m- 7:30p.m. at IC’s Bruner Fitness Center pool. With a total of eight new swimmers on the team, practices that seem easy for the experienced are difficult for the new ones to complete.
New-comer and junior Cassi Crow said, “The girls are really nice, but some days the practices are really hard. The coaches are really supportive though.”