Dana Hills High School - Mast Yearbook (Dana Point, CA)

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we ' re drowning • this is insane • stroke • stretch it I Heather Maxwell strokes toward a first against San Clemcnte. 2. Varsity Coach Dickmann and Frosh Soph Coach Granger anxiously await the outcome of the butterfly in the important meet against San Clemente, V Jilhan Kemslcy and Heather Smith live by the saying Practice Makes Perfect. a cliche that swimmers know all too well. 4. Soma Fiorenza focuses on the water before the whistle blow for the 500 freestyle race against Capo Valley. 4 Teamwork

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iiimHtti The ' Finest ' Expect The Best The 1987 varsity swim team dove into the season knowing they had a good chance at first or second in league. Opposing teams, including the toughest competition, Mission Vie|o, had to he prepared to face a team with both experience and a fervent desire to succeed. Coach Mil uhcs took pride in stating that all his outstanding varsity swimmers did all strokes well. These Iron Men of the natorium were Steve Rosenthal, Hans Devouassoux, Jetf Kuykendall, Warren Bloomberg, and Andy Fujimoto. Confident Mikulics went so far as to say, This is the finest boys ' varsity swim team in the history of Dana Hills and one of the finest in the state of California. We will endeavor to bring home the gold. Their lack of depth was the team ' s only weakness. We have a chance of taking league from Mission Viejo and Irvine. -John Peilegrino ■ ' % The frosh soph swimmers, on the other hand, shone in terms of depth. This group, led by Coach Smith, had the talent that could huild excellent varsity teams in the future. The fact that they had a really good shot at league did not keep these speedy Dolphins from carrying out rigorous workouts that would insure a fine season. These included morning workouts, seven to nine thousand yards ot laps in the pool (250-350 laps) each day, lifting weights, and running a total of three to tour hours a day. The more prestigious athletes ot the group were Mike Bcrnholtz (free style 200 and backstroke), Kevin Loebe (freestyle), Tim Kuykendall (butterfly and freestyle), and David Simms (butterfly. IM). The third level, the J.V. team, served as a stepping stone to the higher teams. Coach Chandler would often have players on the team for a few days, to have them stripped from his squad and sent on to bigger and better things. Unlike most teams the J.V. swim team was co-ed. Coach Chandler noted, I expect the team to work as hard as possible to win J.V. League Championship. To see whether these teams met their coaches ' lofty expectations, consult the Spring Supplement. hey mikee, he like ' s it 5a;t a )o t n

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benji • decoy • aboo We have a lot more quality swimmers than converted re- creational swimmers. -Coach Dickmann Underclassmen Dominate Team Youth and speed were expected to dominate all levels of the girls ' swimming teams. A majority of the varsity consisted of ninth and tenth graders including star freshman swimmers Kim Glasner and Stacy Litz, yet the few upperclassmen were still the leaders of the team. A foreign exchange student from Argentina, Camelia Rasquarelli was a prime swimmer and was expected to win a majority of her races. Improvements in specific events such as the butterfly, brcaststroke, and back stroke gave Dana Hills confidence and reassurance as they headed into their season determined to conquer top-ranked Mission Viejo. For Ms. Granger, new coach of the frosh soph team, the entire new team with very few returning players appeared auspicious during pre-league competition and anticipated repeating their success in league. With hopefuls such as Jennifer Talley, Tiffany Thompson, and Kate O ' Neill, Coach Granger also stressed the excellent quality of swimmers who would hopefully raise the placing from last season ' s fifth place to at least third. As usual. Mission Viejo was expected to be the hinderance in capturing the league title for frosh soph. However, such swimmers as Michelle Ray, Karin Curtis, and Melissa Marmoligo will make the season easier. Did either team topple Mission Viejo? See the Spring Supplement for the final story of the swim season. -Ig- 1 SWIMMING ■( from) T Kcnner, J Hemsley. Coach Dickmann. K Abusamra, M, Anderson, (second) C Lon . E. Gravlin. C Kurth, J Lavcry. M, Scallon. H Maxwell. K. Shirbanotl. R. Hasad. K Hczzlewood, (third) K Wise. K. Glasner. A. Davis. J. Kurzhals. T Logue. M. Ray. J Miztal, T Thompson. J. Sandlin; (fourth! M. Dricssen. S. Utsunomiya. J. Savolainen. V, Yang. H. Smith. T- Crosby. I- Falcone. A. Case; (fifth) N. Nakagawa. S. Litz. K. Gabriel. K. Coop. S. Serpa. N. D ' Altorio, T Sheldon, K Curtis, (back) C Granger, C Naca. N. Fogelson. D Carleton, M. Mdrmoli|o. K Dornan, J Talley. T. Robertson. B Fnedrichs. T Beard 2 Under the watchful eye of Coach Smith, swimmers take a break after a routine workout Swimmers found that their sport alforded them new tnends. as well as keeping them in shape. Swimming 1