By Abby Williamson – Staff Reporter

Captain Ian Hugo has big plans for his senior swim season.

After joining the swim team his junior year, Hugo proved himself dedicated and was awarded one of two captain spots along with senior Colby Brennan for the 2015-2016 season.

Hugo had no previous experience competitively swimming before he joined Law’s swim team last year.

“I was really bored and I felt like I should do something other than sitting home, eating chips, and watching Netflix all winter,” Hugo said.

He joined for fun and to spend time with his friends but Hugo continues to succeed in all freestyle events.

“I hope to make SCC Trials again this season,” Hugo said.

Head coach Miss Kizavul didn’t think twice when naming the captains for the upcoming swim season.

“I noticed that Ian was a very good leader and teammate. He is an awesome role model for the rest of the team,” Kizavul said. “He has good school spirit, is a friend to all, and is somebody that a lot of the kids look up to.”

Junior teammate Mike Jalaf is a good friend and strong supporter of Hugo in and out of the pool.

“He always stays focused no matter what is going on,” Jalaf said. “He never fails to pump us up and get us ready for meets.”

While Hugo is a strong swimmer, he has played varsity soccer for three years and tennis for one.

“[Swim] is a lot harder, the practices are a lot harder,” said Hugo. “Unlike soccer and tennis, it’s a full body workout. When I go home I’m always really sore.”

Junior Manar Almidani is on all of the same sports teams as Hugo and thinks he’s a good motivator for everyone.

“As a captain, he’s responsible and is always cheering everyone on even if we’re losing,” Almidani said. “He always motivates us because to him, it doesn’t matter if we win or lose as long as we try our best.”

Another teammate of Hugo’s, sophomore Jack Pincus-Coyle, believes that Ian is mostly responsible for the team being so close knit.

“My freshman year was mine and Ian’s first year on the team,” Pincus-Coyle said. “I didn’t expect everyone to get along as well as we did. We immediately bonded and that is probably because of Ian and his eager personality.”

With Hugo anticipating this upcoming season along with the support from the whole team and coaches, he plans to make a splash for his last high school swim season.