San Dimas High School - El Santo Yearbook (San Dimas, CA)

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tZctc ty, Tfet tZcKMttty Not many sports could boast opportunities for bronzed skin, brawny bodies, best friendships, and bettered times the way that swimming did. The 2:30 dismissal bell signified the end of the school day and the beginning of swim workouts. It was quite a sight to see 25 swimmers donning big blue parkas and over-stuffed duffle bags treking across the crowded parking lot, dodging cars, and making their way toward the swim and racquet club. The dry-land exercises which started off practice received many strange glances from passers-by. Sophomore Tara CJIIah said, The people driving by look at us like we ' re idiots! Swimmers hooked surgical tubing with wooden handles to the chainlink fence and simulated swimming movements. Although these exercises looked ridiculous, they were beneficial to improving strength and technique. Push- ups were done by the less fortunate ones who didn ' t arrive early enough to claim a surgical tubing set. Swimmers could feel that their efforts were paying off, especially the day after a hard set. Junior Pam Felshaw said, Sometimes I ' m so sore from surgical tubing and push- ups that I have to have someone else raise their hand for me to get my class contribution points in Miss Schuller ' s class. After they were finished with dryland, the swimmers and coaches gathered around the portable chalkboard. As announcements were made and Workouts consisted of many different phases — warm-up, kick sets, pull sets, long distance work, stroke work, sprints, and warm-down. Every portion was designed with each individual swimmer in mind. A swimmer either specialized in individual medleys (all strokes). Co-Ed Swimming Co-Ed Swimming Coach Dave Maynard Coach Dave Maynard Boys Girls SD Opponent SD Opponent 76 Don Jugo 77 77 Don Lugo 74 103 Montclair 51 94 Montclair 19 101 Monrovia 49 73 Monrovia 72 92 Workman 64 85 Workman 62 Won Baldwin Park Covina Edgewood La Puente Kepple W. Covina Inv. South Hills W . Covina Inv. Finals W. Covina Walnut Forfeit Won Baldwin Park Covina Edgewood La Puente Kepple W. Covina Inv South Hills W. Covina Inv Finals W. Covina Walnut Forfeit workouts discussed, maons and groans were uttered in desperation and anticipation. Junior Lori Hess said, It ' s scary seeing all that grueling work written on the board because everyone knows that it ' s going to hurt. The hardest part of workout is overcoming the fear and swimming through the pain. butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and sprints, middle, or long distance freestyle, and he had his own interval. Pulse rates were constantly monitored and recorded to make sure that they didn ' t get dangerously high or stay too low. Sophomore Steve Tschinkel said, You can ' t fool Coach Dave into thinking that In perfect form, junior Lori Hess resentfully swims her well-practiced, but painful 100 butterfly event at the insistence of Coach Dave Maynard. you worked hard when you really didn ' t because pulse rates don ' t lie! The only real break from the routine was when the team had a meet. It was here that all the hard work paid off. Senior Chris Redmon said, workouts are easier because I know that every stroke of pain is a gain in a meet: 1 know that it will all pay off at C.I.F. For almost all the swimmers however, rigorous practices and frequent meets were not unusual because they were swum year- round on the city ' s program. Coach Dave Maynard was definitely not a stranger either; to many of the swimmers, he was more like a second father than a coach because they had swum under his direction for 7 years. Assistant coaches Bob Torrance and Ross Edwards were also familiar as former S.D.H.S. swimmers. Freshman Gayle Gomer said. We ' re around each other so much that we ' re just like best friends. We share the good times and the bad ones with each other. Spirit and hopes were high as the season commenced. The girls started off with their best record ever by swimming undefeated in non-league competition against 3-A schools where they were sometimes outnumbered 6 to 1. The guys team had similar success. The only thing holding the teams back, as had been the case in years past, was the lack of swimmers. Despite this, both the girls ' and the guys ' teams had outstanding personal and team achievements, and C.I.F. was well attended by swimmers from both groups. Even though a lot of time and effort went into the sport all the swimmers agreed that their investments paid off. Dryland, chalktalk. workouts, meets it seemed like a never ending cycle, but when everything was over, pulse rates had dropped to normal levels, sore muscles had recovered, and things were seen in retrospect, swimming was just good clean fun. Stu£ t Mt t$ r 7

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With her back arched and her hips high, junior Pam Felshaw starts the girls ' 200 Medley relay toward their first victory of the season against Don Lugo. Amidst a swell of churning water created by his powerful backstroke, junior Phil Williams intently concentrates on his 100 meter race. Swimming, Front: Chris Boyer, Brian Maynard, Heidi Hess. Gayle Gomer. Rhonda Torrance, Karen Dreschler, Gary Cummings, Tim Hierta, Coach Ross Edwards. Row 2: Coach Bobby Torrance, Jeff Sutton. Kevin Nix. Tara Gllah, Pam Felshaw, Lori Hess. Kristen Brown. Steve Tschinkel, Brent Oxier, Coach Dave Maynard. Back: George DcStcphano. Nabil Khattar, Phil Williams. Jeff McCartney. Chris Redmon, James Eckels. Paul Brosche. David Mortizavi. Kevin Heroncma. •■ ' « ,;,y l)m .. Expertly exhibiting his unique start, senior Chris Redmon pikes to heights far above his 200 individual medley competitors. In the recovery phase of his 100 breastroke. freshman Brian Maynard quickly grabs a bite of air. f7Z SfioiCi

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A special assembly on November 24. gives alumnus Roger Burn, the keyboarder of the Trisec Jazz Band, a chance to promote his first album. The extreme cold weather before Christmas vacation causes students to Heavy rains in November flood the photography room. Senior Adam Hanson bundle up and stay inside, while nearby mountains receive the heaviest early and sophomore Mark Johnson sweep the water out during sixth period, snow fall in years. txo e 4i t? z i4Auc m