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Waters roil when Tigers and Cougars swim
Days before Kettle Run’s swim meet against Brentsville, Cougars' coach Angie Smith set out to lower expectations.
“I do want to let you know our goal for this meet is time improvements, not winning. They are a very large team,” Smith wrote in an e-mail.
Pitting a first-year program with no seniors like the Cougars against a Northwestern District powerhouse like Brentsville seems unfair.
But any state championship figures to go through Brentsville — and the Cougars weren't about to back down against a Tiger boys squad that finished third in the state meet last year.
Brentsville swimmers ended up taking the top spot in 22 out of 24 events this past Saturday at the Warrenton Aquatic and Recreation Facility in the second Northwestern District meet of the year. While the Tiger girls won a lopsided contest 204-80, the boys came out on top by a closer 106-90 margin.
When asked what surprised her most about Brentsville, Kettle Run girls captain Sarah Hudson replied, “Sheer numbers.”
“They have a lot of people,” Hudson added. “And a lot of their people have been swimming for a long time.”
Tiger coaches and players alike acknowledged their depth charts are much more substantial this year for both the boys and girls.
Boys captain Michael Hughes recalled that during the 2007-08 season, he was one of only a few Brentsville backstrokers on the team. “Now we can fill a whole pool with decent backstrokers,” he said.
Hughes figured one of the best chances to improve on last year’s marks would be for more than one relay team to succeed...
See the Wednesday print edition of the Fauquier Times-Democrat for the complete story.
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