By Tim Firla – Entertainment Editor

Ella Franzman is a junior on the Law girls swim team. Law recently finished a successful regular season with a 7-6 record and will be competing in SCCs this week. Advocate Entertainment Editor interviewed Franzman about the fall season.

Tim Firla: How has the season gone so far?

Ella Franzman: The season has been going really well. We had a winning record which was great. We swam in Division 1 in the SCC which includes top teams in the conference, so to have a winning record really motivated us. Also beating Foran on senior night was a great way to end the season and send us to SCC and states. 

TF: What is the team’s goal for the postseason?

EF: The team’s goal for the postseason is to always get as far as possible. Unlike other sports, swimming is individual. So some will go farther than others. Personally, my goal for the post season is to continue to compete as hard as I have been in the regular season and make it to Class M Finals in an individual event. 

TF: What do you enjoy most about swimming?

EF: I enjoy being able to get better everyday and accomplish my goals. I love that swimming is an individual sport in the sense that your individual races help score points for the team to win meets. I also like that you have the chance to compete as a team in a relay. Another thing I enjoy about swimming is the bonds that I’ve created with other swimmers from other teams. Being part of a club team before high school has made swimming against other girls in high school so much more competitive and so much fun! 

TF: Why did you decide to swim for Law?

EF: I decided to swim for Law because my older sister had swam for Law all four years of high school and always talked about how much fun it was. I also decided to swim for Law because I’ve always enjoyed swimming so to not swim for my high school seemed out of the question. 

TF: What’s your favorite part of being on the swim team?

EF: My favorite part of being on the swim team is the friendships that I make. Because we are all in the same lanes every day at practice you get really close with each other. Even if you’re not in the same lane with someone, our team is just so close, the swim team is like a second family.