Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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TOWARD THE END of a Maple victory, juniors Kristen Catto and Karen Bird taste the triumph of a promising SMA position. MENTALLY PREPARING FOR the 100 backstroke, Ingrid Hopkins holds the starting position and waits for the race to begin. ,.., Rocky Roland S Spirit and Pride Create Unity And Enthusiasm Among Maples he Maples swam to victory once again, while led by new coach, Dennis Carter. The varsity girls' swim team has successfully won eleven meets and has only been upset by three highly competitive teams. Upon the inquiring of Heather Burch, she enthu- siastically replied, The great amount of spirit put out by everyone helped us come together as a team. This spirit and total dedication has prompted several individual swimmers into qualifying for State Meet and breaking school records. Exuding the 176 GIRLS VARSITY SWIMMING constant enthusiasm, warmth, and personal caring that pulled the team together, was senior, co-captain, Susie Otero. Illustrating what this strong influence can do for an individual swimmer is sophomore, Gail Rose. In an exciting meet against Berkley, Gail was psyched into making a miraculous drop of her 100 yard breaststroke time from a 1:21.3 to a l:l9.2. What's forecast for 1984? Kristen Fusco predicts that the Maples are looking forward to next year's season with an even greater success. I

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fb W , ,, ,QM ,L t, f f W,,, L,,, A ' i 'U-Mx r-M DURING AN OCTOBER MEET, Wendy Wagner and Kathy Sherridan intensely anticipate the start of the fifty-yard freestyle race. WITH THE SEAHOLM poolside in sight. Amy Wakeman powerfully swims breast- stroke in hopes of qualifying for State meet. IN A HOME MEET against Lahser, Mary Emerson fiercely pulls the butterfly in order to earn points for the Maples. New Cooch Strengthens Squod: Seoholm Strokes To Second in SMA. he Mighty Maples swam stupen- dously once again under the leadership of new head coach 'ennis Carter and assistant Sue Mackle. -oth did a terrific job in leading the girls I an impressive season record of twelve mins and only three losses, which isn't Io bad, considering the three losses were I the lst, 2nd, and 3rd place teams in e state this year, Bloomfield Hills dover, Ann Arbor Pioneer, and oomfield Hills Lasher. Seaholm finished 12th overall in the ghly competitive state meet. The aples were lead by sophomore sensa- n jackie Moss, who placed 3rd in the 0-yard butterfly, and also broke her n 500-yard free record which awed all. her state qualifiers this year were niors, Susie Otero and Pam Tanase, juniors, Kristen Fusco and Kristen Catto, and Sophomores, Martha Wil- liams and Sarah Hoisington. The Maples swam superbly at the SMA Championships, placing second, once again, to the defending state champs, Andover. One highlight of the season was the victory over arch rival Groves. Another was at the Oakland County meet, when Seaholm's 400-yard free relay touched out Andover's, which put a smile on every Maple face. Coach Carter commented on the squads greatest strength, The tremendous spirit on the team created a unity which showed through on the swim- mers performances. The girls had a gruelling workout schedule. It started at 6:00 a.m. with a one hour training session and a second practice after school. They swam for about 2 hours and then retreated to the weightroom for some intense muscle building. This went on Monday thru Friday all season long. Sarah Hoisington, who only missed one practice all season, said i'It wouldn't be so bad if the season was shorter, but August to December is a long time. It was a rebuilding year for the Seaholm divers. Although their season started slowly, they improved tremen- dously from meet to meet. They began scoring essential points in the Maple duals, which built their confidence and gained the team's respect. As the season ended, our divers held top- twelve positions in the SMA. O GIRLS SWIMMING 175

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I 11 . R we X ,r- Brad Kunelman GASPING FOR AIR, Laura Schoenbur pushes herself on the last 50 yards of the 500 free to score points against Lasher. SOPHOMORE HEATHER BURCH awaits the 100 free, and quietly observes the close finish of a race against Southfield Lathrup. Rocky Roland STREAMING INTO THE water, Kristen Fusco and Laura Schoenbur guarantee an early lead to beat their Ferndale opponent. GIRLS VARSITY SWIMMING 177