By Molly Mercaldo – Staff Reporter

The Jonathan Law girls swimming and diving team has started up their 2016 season.

The swim team has gained new swimmers this year and is competing weekly against other high school teams, already achieving many goals they had set for the season.

“The girls have been working very hard in practice and improving their times in meets,” head coach Ms. Rosner said.

The team has competed against multiple teams this season, including Woodland and Sacred Heart, but has not won a meet yet.

“Our team goals are definitely to beat Foran and we would love to get a few wins in this season,” senior captain Maggie Sullivan said.

While they have not yet won as a team, the swimmers have accomplished many individual and team goals early on in the season.

The 200 medley relay record was broken by four swimmers, Brooke Nabors (backstroke ), Hannah Savoie (fly), Tess (breaststroke) and Lily Baldieri (freestyle).

“I am really proud about breaking a record and I think it shows how our hard work is paying off,” Baldieri said.

In the team’s meet against Woodland, Law posted 17 best times and Savoie broke the record for the 100 fly.

The team is also involved with activities outside of meets and practices. They have done fundraisers as a team and often time have pasta parties to get ready for their meets.

The swim team and dive team travel together and compete together in all of the meets.

“The divers are working hard and learning new, more difficulty dives, and hope to begin competing some of the new dives soon,” Rosner said.

The Law diving team has a new coach this year. Law alum Abby Shackett, who used to dive for Law, is now coaching the team.

“I feel like we (the team) will get stronger as the season goes on, and we’ll break more records,” sophomore diver Christina Gleason said.

The swim team has a tradition of picking an outstanding swimmer for each meet, who gets to have the team stuffed dolphin, Fin, until the next meet.

The first meet of the season, Baldieri earned the dolphin followed by Julie Myers, Nabors, and Savoie.

This year, Senior Night for the girls swim team is against rival school Foran High School at Foran on October 27.

“The Foran meet is always exciting because of the rivalry, it’s Senior Night and it takes place late in the season so the girls are conditioned and swimming their best,” Rosner said.