By Zack Sulkis – Social Media Editor-in-Chief and Cesar Mendez – Sports Editor

Jonathan Law’s girls swim team recently started their 2023 season. 

The captains and members of the swim team have all been practicing hard and are ready to dive into this season

“I am so excited for this season and  I love the girls and the environment,” senior captain Christina Ayala said.  “I can not wait to see everyone’s improvements through the season.”

As of September 22, the swim team as a record of 2-1 with wins over Hamden and West Haven.

The captains this year are very excited and are focused on doing whatever they can to ensure the team performs at its best. The whole team spends lots of time together to grow their bond within each other.

“As a captain, I serve as a leader and make sure that there is always a positive attitude among the team,” senior captain Gianna Gagliardi said. “We also plan fun things as a team, we do team bonding, frequent pasta parties, secret psycher, and more to ensure that everyone is having an enjoyable time on the team.”

There are a lot of big expectations for all of the girls to compete at high levels and break their own personal records. Many girls swimmers qualified for states last season, so the team is hopeful they can repeat this previous year with even more girls going to states.

“I plan to improve from last season by working hard everyday and giving my 110%,” junior Sana Joshi said. “My biggest goal is to break the 100 breaststroke time this year.”

Seniors this year are trying to leave a good mark on this team especially because they won’t be back next year to help the other girls.

“I am very excited for this season especially since it’s my later year,” senior captain Sarah Bagdasarian said. “ I have to be a good role model and make sure that everyone is feeling safe and well heard on the team.” 

Assistant coach Mr. Lui is very excited for this upcoming season and what it has ahead. He is also very excited for this year’s Senior Night and is going to miss the Class of 2024.

“I know it’s about a month away, but I’m excited for our senior night against Foran,”  Lui said. “Last year’s meet was extremely close and we’d like to come out on top this season. Senior Night is always a fun way to celebrate the achievements our veteran swimmers have accomplished.”