North High School - Norwica Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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L l A www.. .7 M... .. ,, BOYS' SWIMMING: First Row: Lonnie Hines, Jim Snyder, Todd Huebbe, Todd Elick, Chip Payson. Second Row: Derek Henzen, John Straetker, David Glawe, Damon Testa, Larry Markey, Mike Chalupa. Last Row: Corey Finch, Rodney Vance, Dale Hoobler, Harlen Buxbaum, Coach Larry Swanson. Photo: K. Marcek. Improved times is what Larry Markey is striving for in order to qualify for state competition. Photo: A. Petersen. Pull, pull, pull hard! shouts Coach Swanson as he encourages his team at the Bettendorf meet. Photo: K. Goslowsky. Boys' Swimming

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K- BOYS' Different Strokes Personal accomplishments and team satisfaction were two major factors that encouraged the boys, swim team to keep their competitive spirit going throughout their long season. The disadvantages of not having a home pool and the small number of swimmers made it hard for the team to unite as one until the end of the season. Coach Larry Swanson explained, It took a while to get them to know and trust each other, to work with each other and to have funf' All their long hours of practice at both the Central and West pools were endured in order to accomplish one thing - improved timings. As the swimmers mentally thought about each of their performances, they motivated one another by pushing each other to do his best, along with the help of Coach Swanson's constant motivation. Playing against their former teammates brought back memories for some of the swimmers. Rodney Vance explained, I had ambition to beat Central and to prove to them that our team and our school is as good as they are? The peak of the season came during the district meet since it was the state- qualifying meet. Coach Swanson replied, We were really only concerned about swimming our best times. The future looked optimistic for North's swimming program. As the years go by we'll get better because of our young team and our good coach, stated Damon Testa. Coach Swanson concluded, This season left me with anticipation for next year. NHS OPP Rl. 57 111 Clinton 65 107 Moline 29 136 Bett. 58 102 Central 20 60 West 66 104 72 95 Musc. 66 89 Burl. 16 66 Ottumwa 14 66 E. Moline 68 79 District 7th ...aw jj I V ,,,, V., , V ,,,, A , V ' f A ,.. , V ' W owl Wit ' Bgyg' ing As the gun sounds the swimers concena Improved times is what Larry Markey trate on beating the clock in hopes for a is striving for in order to qualify for state first place finish. Photo. A. Petersen. competition. Photo. A. Petersen.

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fl GIRLS' Clinton Burl. Ottumwa West Central R.I. CR. Wash Musc. E. Moline Bett. Conference 8th District 8th K NHS 62 16 24 62 17 58 55 60 57 41 OPP 85 66 58 97 66 117 109 110 107 129 IAIIAIIAAS I 'DN V CIN CI DNIAI Q H. ff? CD E. B in I3 UQ . . 97 I3 Q- - Q S. I3 UQ Earned Not having a home advantage was a disadvantage for the girls, swimming and diving team. Having to share time between the West High and Central High pools made things even tougher for a first-year team. The small number of swimmers out this year was also a disadvantage to the team. Our swimmers had to swim in more races which made them get tired more easily, said Jennifer Elvert. Kris Naae showed much potential for North in the coming years as she placed 2nd in Conference and 4th in District in the 50 yard freestyle and 4th in Conference Respect and District in the 100 yard freestyle. Naae also was undefeated in dual meets in the 100 yard freestyle and qualified for the state meet in two events. According to Coach Larry Swanson, one of the greatest assets to the team was Captain Amy Taylor. She was a good leader and well respected by her teammates, said Swanson. Throughout the season, Taylor learned about respect for other teams, Even though we were a small team and didn't win a meet, every team in the conference respected us as a team and they let us know. We really felt welcome. mvwdrzg K ., Strong dedication to attain perfect form enables Kris Naae to execute butterfly. Photo: D. Smit.