Starr's Mill hosted their first swimming match of the year

last Friday at the Kedron Aquatic Center against Holy Innocents

and Salem High School. Salem took first in both the boys and the

girls meets. The Starr's Mill boys took second place in the boy's

meet and third in the girl's meet. Coach Cathy McMullen feels the

entire squad gave standout performances. " We're a new team

and just starting off,"said Coach McMullen. "These kids are

really making a splash though."

Both Coach McMullen and Coach Donna Bailey had no

context for how the team would compete timewise but they were

pleasantly surprised with the promise that the Panthers showed.

There is no regional division in high school swimming, it is

broken up into county and state. On a county level Starr's Mill must

face McIntosh, Fayette County and Sandy Creek in what have

become grudge matches of sorts between the Chiefs and the

Tigers and the Panthers and the Patriots.

On a state level, there are powerhouses that have teams

fielded from year round swimmers, such as Marist, Parkvew,

Westminster and Chattahoochee. Some of these powerhouses have students

who have qualified for Olympic Time Trials. Starr's Mill will

host Greenbriar and Fayette County on Saturday at 10 a.m.

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