By Jane Iwanicki – Staff Reporter

UPDATE: As of October 2, the girls swim team is now 4-0.

The Jonathan Law High School girls swim team is off to a great start this season.

As of September 27, the team is 2-0, which includes wins over Shelton High School and Bunnell High School. The team is very confident this season, and they are only expecting to continue this winning streak. 

“I have very high hopes that we will go undefeated this season,” senior Bridget Kinross said. “We’re looking pretty good so far even though we’ve only had two meets.”

The 2019 captains of the team are seniors Lily Balderi, Ali Gordon, Brooke Nabors, and Tess Rosato. These girls have been working extremely hard with head coach Mrs. Anderson, before and during this season. 

“I think being a captain of the team is very rewarding since Tess, Lily, Ali and I work very well together,” Nabors said. “We’re getting a lot done and keeping the team on a very positive track to a great season.”

The swim girls are very excited for this season, they are all working extremely hard. Anderson has very high hopes for this swim season and is making sure the girls are very focused on their goals. 

“Some of my goals for the team include individual swimmers dropping their times and divers improving their scores, finishing the regular season undefeated, finishing 5th or higher in the state tournament, breaking existing school records, and for more individuals to qualify for the State Open,” Anderson said.

Before every away meet, the girls give each other gifts for their “secret psycher” tradition which was made to pump up the girls for their meets. This also helps the team get closer and adds more excitement to the season.

“One of my goals as a captain is to ultimately bring the team together and build a supportive environment where everyone is good friends,” captain Ali Gordon said. “I really like being a captain because I feel like I’m closer with some of the girls because of it and I think it makes the younger girls more likely to come up to me.”

The next swim meet will be held on September 27 against Branford High School. This will be a challenge for the team because this is one of the hardest teams they’re facing this season.

“The meet this Friday is going to be really close, but I have full confidence in the girls that we will do our best and get our best times,” Balderi said.