The Winona Winhawk Girls Swimming & Diving Team had their End-Of-Year awards celebration this evening. Certificates of participation were handed out along with scholastic achievement certificates and varsity letters to those that met lettering standards.
Yes, I believe the Parents do enjoy the stories about each of the swimmers & divers and appreciate hearing about some of the antics that go on at practice and meets.
There was a great deal of maturing on the Winhawks this year. The older girls recognized the responsibilities intrinsic to their tenure, accepted it and took the team forward. As a result, many of the younger swimmers got stronger, gained confidence, perhaps learned more about what they were capable of, and formed new or strengthened the bonds that makes them teammates.
As Coach Burt pointed out when talking about the 200 Medley Relay girls and their team record, it takes 4 of them to succeed at that level. Individual performance can carry you only so far. When you start swimming for your teammates as much as you are swimming for yourself, you come to realize what life is about. You console together, you celebrate together, but in the end, teamwork toward a positive goal is what matters.
Congratulations to Sam & Kayla Berg, Winhawk Captains for 2011. Remember the path laid for you by the Captains before you and the slide show you watched tonight. After all the dual meets, invitationals and the big end of season meets are done, what you'll reflect back on will be the memories of what happened along the way, in the pool of course but a good deal of it of the pool too.
Lastly, thanks for the card, it touched me very much. You girls work hard and deserve recognition for the work and sacrifice. It's been a pleasure watching you grow as a team and being able to tell others about your accomplishments.
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