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Boys’ Swim team hopeful despite early loss

Despite losing its first meet to St. Louis University High School (SLUH), the Boys’ varsity swim team remains in very high spirits.  For the first time in over 30 years, the team has 14 swimmers, which brings  excitement and hope for this season and those to come.

The boys’ swim team is almost always moderately small, usually with around 10 swimmers.  However, in boys’ swimming, regardless of the number of students that attend the high school, all teams are placed in one division.  As a result, the team has to compete with large schools with big teams.

“It’s hard to win meets especially against many of the large schools, when we don’t stand a chance,” Coach Wally Lundt said.  “But it will be nice to have enough people this year to fill all the events.”

This year six new freshmen joined the team, many of whom have significant prior swimming experience, some with the Clayton Shaw Park swim team.

“We’ve still have a long way to go,” Lundt said.  “But with lots of new young swimmers, I’m hopeful for this season and future seasons.”

The team will compete at Ladue High School this Saturday, Sept. 12, and at home Tuesday, Sept. 15.

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