West Valley High School - Aurora Yearbook (Fairbanks, AK)

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Composing himself for his next dive is Jim Roth. I I The 1980-81 edition of the West Valley Swim Team proved to be one of the best ever. The boys, led by Ken Chaney in the 50 and 100 yard freestyle, Carl Benson in the 100 yard breaststroke, and Jim Roth on the diving board, went undefeated in regional competition. They also turned in a very impressive performance at state, achieving a tie for second with Bartlett of Anchorage and missing first place by four points. Chaney and Benson also broke several region records, and both were selected as prep athlete of the week by the Daily News Miner. The girls also reigned superior in Region, being led by Roberta Atwood in the 200 yard freestyle and the 100 yard backstroke, and Ann Fellows on the diving board. Consistency was the word for the girls as their scores were pretty close through the various meets, and always good enough to win in the region. Their state performance was also good, turning in fifth place finish in a tough field of teams. Several newcomers to the team, such as the brother-sister team of Raymond and Susi Billings and Roberta Atwood, checked out well and showed themselves to be assets to this year s team, and could very well be the backbone to future teams as many members will graduate at the end of the year. 166 SWIMMING fi: il f - Vw' ,,,1g-g,,,,,w,,,w,, ,,.. 4 jj , . ,,, 'fflnuwsiff ,,,,,,,, , 0 in .re, Qjl .. ' ,. K K rl ,k A Tkr K 5 H The picture of form and beauty, Ann Fellows prepares for entry into the water. WITH POWERFUL FORCE, WVH SWIMMERS PROVED VICTORIOI West Aquajocks Carl Benson, Tom VanFlein, Matt Colonell and Susie Billings relax at poolside between races. Gw- -en.. ,

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Jenny Fellows checks her time at the .Q ,M ,1 'Ht 8. --U W 'Annan N 5 I , M. ,, Mfr , ,e 'B ,ww iughlng off some pre-race tension ls Laura Readying himself for the starter's gun ls Uwe leln. Hollerbach. , 24, bw W: Ken Chaney, Kurt Fowler, Greta Billings, Matt Colonell, Happy Cannon, Elise Whlsenhant, Cindy Tllman, Susie Billings, Becky agge, Shannon Mellor, Jenny Fellows, Carl Benson, Mark Neldhold, Karin Hollerbach, Heather Bryson, Robyn Bristow, Mike Margolis, berta Atwood, Laura Klein, Katie Fellows, Raymond Billings, Tom VanFleln, Jack Hoch, Mlke Wien. Row V: John Viator, Tyra artsolf, Ann Fellows, Rocky Fankhauser, Tracy Underwood, Mla Josey, Jim Roth. Not pictured: Captain Mike Romlck. l l ' ' . 5 V' 'il-' --gh-. ,. ....... .W . SWIMMING 167 Th