Capistrano Valley High School - El Gato Yearbook (Mission Viejo, CA)

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■ SWIMMING WITH A FREESTYLE GRACE — Sophomore Dan Hancock takes his swim- ming stride stroke by stroke. ▼ OH WHAT A FEELING! - Coach John Cipe breaks with a diet Coke during swimming practice. The swimming team practiced two hours a day, five days a week. ▲ FLAPPING HIS WINGS — Freshman Bob ► CRYING FOR HELP — Freshman Peter ' -, Snyder maintains the butterfly with perfect Kiehl expresses anguish as he does the back- ease, stroke in the water. SWIMMING SWIMMING SWIMMINC 158 Boys Frosh Soph-JV Swimming

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rjAKINC A LITTLE BREATHER — Senior Scott tcks pops his head out of the water for a grasp ( oxygen. I VARSITY SWIMMING — Top row: Robert Binkley, Mark Walsh, Chris Bowman, Leigh Boh- net, Michael Colonnese, lames Clyne, Jason David, Matt Zimmerman, Allan Snodgrass, Middle row: Eric Lesser, Aaron Anderson, Trevor Cox, John Parise, Bryan Nelson, Matt Barrett, Nate Howard, Front row: Coach Don Cholodenko, Elijah Fan, Paul Felton, Ryan Cox, Kevin McCal- ley, Erik Geiger. Not pictured: Scott Henricks, Kevin Eggert, cuimuffU oaqliJtci h Cotumttedf immmg requires extreme discipline and complete commitment. It ' s a lot of hard work, but it pays off at the end, said Coach Don Cholodenko. As coach, Cholodenko expects a lot from his swimmers. He has high expectations, but nothing that can ' t be reached. said junior Mark Walsh. I just want everybody to perform to their maximum potential, meet their best time, and place as high as possible in the CIF finals, said Coach Cholodenko. A reward for all those hard efforts is a possible CIF championship, but equally as important is that it shapes one up mentally as well as physically. It ' s basically 90% mental and 10% physical exercise, notes junior Ke- vin McCalley. It also builds up character, strengthens discipline, pushes you to meet demands and improves your sense of self-respect, added Mark Walsh. Along with the positive aspects gained from swimming, it also teach- es a lesson in team spirit and camara- derie. They work together and push each other on. Sometimes you do well, other times you don ' t. SITY SWIMMING VARSIT Boys Varsity Swimming 157

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mmaPAiiuim ' L TRODOLINC IN THE WATER - Sopho- nore Marcel Carlier performs his modern in- erpretation of a fountain. Fioik oplt CoumiU to ' iu um t ' s a gorgeous Saturday afternoon and the beach sounds very tempting. Who wouldn ' t enjoy splashing in the water at the beach with friends? But for Frosh Soph swimmers, swimming isn ' t taken so lightly, and there ' s more to the sport than just frolicking under the rays to get a good tan. Competition, hard work, unity, and responsibility all come with the territory. Head Coach Don Cholodenko said, I ' m always pushing the guys harder to achieve our goals — to succeed. But to accomplish this, they need commitment and responsibility because that ' s what swimming is all about. With such commitment comes a lot of hard work and practicing. The team practiced five days a week for two hours each day at the Saddleback College pool. After all, everyone always wants to be the fastest. Swimmer John Brand said, Our con- ditioning can be very strenuous. To be the best, we do laps, laps, and more laps. That ' s the way swimming is: no laps, no winning. And winning is what Capo swimming is about. Freshman Trevor Ro- din said, We want championships all around. Cholo wants us to succeed. But we always feel successful enough in swimming because you feel an accom- plishment about yourself. Such feelings come not just from beat- ing others but from beating the clock, too. Swimmer Alex Lesser said, Swim- ming is always a race against the clock. It ' s discouraging when you think you have a good time and then you finish and look at the clock and it was really bad. But bad times aren ' t common for these wet cougars, and as long as they keep Improving, there ' ll be nothing but good times ahead. 1 t 9 t? % BOYS FROSH SOPH-JV SWIMMING — Top row: Coach John Cipe, Rick Karsten, Steve Hinton, Stod Buckley, Dan Hancock, Jeff Maxfield, Trevor Meyer, Kevin Eggert, Erick Karsten. Middle row: John Brand, Trevor Rodin, Marcel Carlier, Keiichiro Koyama, Matt Sauer. Front row: Peter Kiehl, Bobby Snyder, Alex Lesser, Ryan Romeike, Jared Nelson. SWIMMING SWIMMING S imMING Boys Frosh Soph-JV Swimming 159