Shannon Hyer at USU, Provo (Februrary 10th, 2023) Taking The Lead With The Swim Team The Bear River Swim Team has made much progress this year. From winning medals at Region and State, to building each other up as a team. 2022-2023, most of the Bear River High School swim team went to regionals, but only a handful of them went to state.
Hunter Kotter, a Junior swimmer said about improving as a team, “A whole lot of effort, trying your best, and help from the people on the team.” Katelyn Winkler, a Junior swimmer, said of improvement, “I improved by a lot, almost a full minute through a lot of practice.” When our team went to Regionals the team went above and beyond. BRHS won four medals and those who medaled went to state. The State swim meet was held in Provo, Utah on February 10th and 11th, and it was the last swim meet that only a handful of the team was able to attend. Shannon Hyer, Jaden Hyer, and Hayden Swain-Schmit all medaled in their respective events. Shannon Hyer medaled in the 100 Butterfly by getting 6th place and broke the school record for fastest time by .4 seconds. She also took 8th place, medaling in the 200 IM event as well. All in all, BRHS swimmers received 4 medals. Shannon Hyer, Senior swim captain, said “At first I didn’t realize it, but when I did realize I broke [the record], the six years I've been swimming felt like they proved my hard work.” Shannon progressed from a swimmer to swim captain her senior year. Shannon said, “I’ve gained friends that I wouldn’t trade for anything, and my self-esteem improved a lot. I felt like I found the one thing I would do forever.” Shannon is one of the five captains of the swim team, she has helped so many swimmers improve with swimming, as well as herself. She is a great example for other swimmers. Hayden Swain-Schmit, another swim team captain, said he had the chance to go to the State Meet one last time since he will be graduating this year. Hayden said, “Well it was pretty cool because it was the first time I medaled at state, it was cool doing something I’ve seen people do the last four years I've been swimming.” Other swimmers have said how good he is at swimming, and how he was able to go to State and win a medal. He seemed to really enjoy the swim team over the four years he’s participated in it. Hayden said, “...it’s nice being on a good team where you don't rely on anyone, but they are there to support you.” He was able to medal in his respective event. Jaden Hyer, a Junior swimmer, said of medaling in his event, “I was extremely surprised, it was the first time I screamed out of joy.” He also said, “It's been amazing and a lot of fun. I would not regret a single minute [being on the swim team].” These swimmers have made much progress, like Katelyn Winkler, dropping a full minute on her 100 freestyle. Shannon Hyer broke the school record by .4 seconds, and was able to improve from being a swimmer, to a swim captain with Hayden Swain-Schmit. All in all, these swimmers have made improvements over this year. Article Written by: Kenadee Eversten
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