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Jordan Kuta 

Senior, Captain​

Highland Park

Goals

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Katie Nguyen

 

Senior, Captain​

Highland Park

Goals

- Improve starts 

- PR in breaststroke

- Don't give up on challenging sets 

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Noor Christava 

 

Senior, Captain

SPA

 

Goals 
- Get a PR in the 50 free 

- Work hard at practice 

- Get stronger and build endurance 

Carol Gross

 

Senior, Captain

Highland Park 

 

Goals 
- 1:04/1:05 in the 100 fly 

- Work hard at practice 

- PR in the 200 free

Lauren Dieperink

Assistant Swim Coach
 

Ursula Bader 

Senior, Captain 

Highland Park

Goals

- PR in the 100 breast 

- Become conference champions

- Work hard at practice 

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Sam Kendall

Head Swim Coach
 

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Head Diving Coach

Ali Alden-Pope

Junior 

Highland Park 

Goals 

- Go a 1:17.99 in the 100 breast

- get stronger and build endurance 

- Faster turns and better starts 

Claudia Hanson

 

Freshman

Highland Park 

 

Goals 

- Get under 2:40 in the 200 IM 

- PR in the 100 fly 

- Eat healthy 

Irene Cohen

Sophomore 

Highland Park 

Goals 

- Gain muscle and strength 

- Build endurance in the 500

- Try to break the 5:30 in the 500

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Divya Bhargava 

Junior 

SPA

Goals 

- Break the minute in the 100 free 

- Go a 1:08 in the 100 back 

- Get stronger and build endurance 

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Ellie Sandeen 

Junior 

SPA 

Goals 

- Have a positive mindset before practice/meets everyday 

- Build endurance 

- Get better than 12 year old me (last time I swam) + PR

Claire Kim

Freshman 

SPA 

Goals 

- Go a 1:15 in the 100 breast 

- Go a 2:34 in the 200 IM

- Make turns faster 

Rayna Axelson

Junior 

Highland Park

Goals 

-PR in the 200 and 500

- Stay positive and motivated 

- Improve kicking 

- Win the Central meet 

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Linnea Cooley ​

Sophomore  

SPA

Goals 

- Don't stress out 

- Break the minute in the 100 free

- Improve breakouts 

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Bella Olson

Senior 

Highland Park 

Goals 

- Get down to 1:14 in the 100 breaststroke 

- Work hard everyday

- Get down to 25 seconds in the 50 free

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Lela Tilney-Kaemmer

Sophomore 

SPA 

Goals 

- Break 26 seconds in the 50 free 

- Give 100% always 

- Break 59 seconds in the 100 free 

Johanna Aust ​

Junior

Highland Park 

Goals 

- Break 30 seconds in the 50 free 

- PR in the 200 free 

- Improve starts 

Abby Hanson 

Sophomore 

Highland Park 

Goals 

- Get a 27 seconds in the 50 free

- Break the minute in the 100 free

- Stay positive 

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Mia David 

Sophomore  

Highland Park 

Goals 

- Go a 58.29 in the 100 fly 

- Get stronger 

- Stay positive and be confident 

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Lydia Malen 

Junior  

Highland Park 

Goals 

- Cheer extra loud for virtual meets and spread positivity  

- PR in the 100 fly (1:08.5)

- Don't give up on challenging sets 

Quinn Harvey ​

Freshman 

Highland Park 

Goals 

- Go under 6:00 in the 500 

- Go 1:10 in the 100 back 

- Faster starts 

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Claire E.G.  

Sophomore 

Highland Park 

Goals 

- Break 2:20 in the 200 free and get down to a 6:15 in the 500

- Master flipturns 

- Eat healthier to stay in shape 

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Ayla 

Freshman  

SPA

Goals 

- Get under 29 seconds in the 50 free

- Do at least 3 dolphin kicks off every wall

- Get faster at pulling 

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Kaisa Youngberg ​

 

Senior 

Minnesota Virtual Academy 

Goals 

- Get the state time in the 500

- Get stronger in dryland 

- Match or improve best times and improve technique 

Marie Schumacher 

Junior 

SPA

Goals 

- Go under 29 seconds in the 50 free 

- PR in 100 free 

- Build endurance 

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Sophia 

8th grade 

SPA 

Goals 

- PR in the 50 free and 200 IM

- Make new friends 

- Improve technique 

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Kristen Nguyen 

Sophomore  

Highland Park

Goals 

- PR in the 50 free and 100 free 

- Meet new people 

- Fix starts and improve endurance 

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Elodie Cummins ​

 

Freshman 

Highland Park 

Goals 

- Get a PR in the 50 free (hopefully 27.2) 

- Try to get better at breaststroke and less than 43 seconds for the 50

- Improve overall 

Celia Robertson

Freshman 

Highland Park 

Goals 

-30 seconds in the 50 free

- Make varsity next year 

- Get stronger physically 

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Natalia ​Gercheva 

7th grade 

Highland Park

Goals 

- Improve my times 

- Work on starts 

- Meet new people 

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Anna 

Freshman 

Highland Park

Goals 

- Work on endurance during practice 

- Meet new people 

- Work on flipturns and underwater dolphin kicks 

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Delina 

Sophomore 

Highland Park 

Goals 

- Perfecting backstroke 

- Just relax and have fun

- Being at practice everyday 

Morgan Johnson

8th grade 

Highland Park 

Goals 

- Get better at backstroke

- Get under 30 seconds in the 50 free

- Improve starts and flipturns 

Apasara Thao  

Senior 

Highland Park

Goals 

- Drop time in my 50 free

- Learn how to swim breaststroke legally 

- Try to swim every event 

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Clara Ann Bagnoli 

Freshman 

Highland Park

Goals 

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Wafa Naqvi 

Freshman  

SPA

Goals 

- Improve dives and turns 

- Improve stroke technique (especially butterfly)

- Increase stamina and work on swimming longer distances

Eleanor Smith 

Junior  

SPA  

Goals 

- Drop time in the 100 free

- Improve starts 

- Not miss practice as often as last year

Emely Lopez 

Junior 

Highland Park

Goals 

- Work on technique for free and fly

- Drop time in an event 

- Be fast and have fun

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Katerina Gercheva 

Sophomore  

Highland Park

Goals 

- Get under 30 seconds in the 50 free 

- Improve starts and turns 

- Work on technique for all strokes 

Emma ​K 

Freshman  

SPA

Goals 

- Increase stamina so I can swim longer distances 

- Improve my stroke technique 

- Improve my dives and starts 

Sor​aya Peterson 

8th Grade

Highland Park 

Goals 

- Be quicker at swimming 

- Have better flipturns 

- Try to be the first one in a heat

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Hazel Thrasher 

8th Grade 

Highland Park

Goals 

- Do my best at every practice and meet so that I can get better and become the best swimmer I can possibly be 

- Stay hydrated and eat healthier 

- Improve my flip turn and diving technique 

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Jirney W. 

Sophomore 

Highland Park

Goals 

- Master a flip turn 

- Improve my butterfly skills 

- Swim a 50 freestyle in under 40 seconds 

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Zora Vorhes 

Freshman 

SPA

Goals 

- Gain new techniques in swimming 

- Drop time 

- Meet new friends 

Aislyn ​C.

Goals 

- Be able to beat 40 seconds in the 50

- Be able to use the starting block

- Learn how to do freestyle correctly

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Grace Medrano 

8th Grade

SPA  

Goals 

- Improve my freestyle time 

- Improve my backstroke 

- I want to spend time with new people and make new friends 

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Karla ​G.

Senior

SPA

Goals 

- Turn faster 

- Increase endurance 

- Improve in meets

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Millkii Tigro

Sophomore 

SPA

Goals 

- Get better at dolphin kicks 

- Improve flip turns 

- Swim 100m

Drew Toutant ​

8th Grade 

SPA  

Goals 

- coming soon

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Zadie M​artin

SPA​

Goals 

- Improve my turns 

- Practice swimming long distances 

- Improve my kicking 

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Tana O

Senior

SPA

Goals 

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Ronnie 

Goals 

 coming soon

Lucia ​

Highland Park

Goals 

- coming soon

Josie ​

Highland Park

Goals 

- coming soon

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Megan W​

SPA

Goals 

- Learn and perfect flip turns and starts 

- Be a good team member and meet new friends 

- Improve freestyle stroke

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Annabelle 

Sophomore   

Highland Park

Goals 

- Get new PR

- Learn how to twist better 

- Get new dives/improve 

Elena ​

Sophomore 

SPA 

Goals 

- Inward - tuck 

- Back tuck dive 

- Double tuck front 

KK ​

Junior

SPA

Goals 

- Learn new dives and get more confident in old ones 

- Score over 200 (6 dives) and 350 (11 dives)

- Help create a positive team atmosphere 

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Katya ​

Senior

SPA

Goals 

- Front pike 1 1/2

- Back tuck dive 

- Inwards tuck dive 

- New friendships 

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Julia Thompson 

Senior   

Highland Park

Goals 

- coming soon

Olivia ​

Junior

SPA 

Goals 

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Eleanor K.  ​

Goals 

- Learn how to do starts 

- Learn how to do flipturns 

- Swim a 200

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