February Swimmer of the Month

Introducing RAC February Swimmer of the Month: 

M/W Bronze: Mollie Dytrych 

T/Th Bronze: Harper Skeens 

Silver: Blythe Berber 

Gold: Stella Stumler 

Blue: Dee Yazel 

Senior Prep: Cate Schaffer 

Senior Prep 2: Landon Ferree 

 

We asked each swimmer a few questions! Take a look to see what our swimmers of the month’s  favorite things are.

 

What is your favorite event/stroke?

Mollie: 25 Backstroke 

Harper: Freestyle

Blythe: 100 Breaststroke

Stella: Breaststroke 

Dee: Backstorke 

Cate: 50 free 

What is your favorite sports team?

Mollie: N/A

Harper: Swim

Blythe: IU Hoosiers 

Stella: IU

Dee:  IU

Cate: Cincinnati Bengals 

Favorite swim meet snack?

Mollie: Cereal 

Harper: Pickles 

Blythe: Pizza 

Stella: Beef Jerky 

Dee:  Nutter Butters 

Cate: POPCORN

Funniest thing that has happened at a swim practice?

Mollie: Pushing Coach Andrea in the pool 

Harper: Playing Fishing for Bronzers 

Blythe: A ball being thrown on my head 

Stella: Putting a Pie in Coach Andrew’s face 

Dee: When the kickboard with a cockroach went in the pool

Cate: Jacob

 

 

Coaches said: 

 

Mollie: Coach Andrea wrote, “mollie dytrych has worked hard and dropped times at meets. She has always worked very hard and always has fun at practice!!”

Harper: Coach Emma wrote, “ Harper comes to practice ready to work hard and learn something new all the time. She always has a smile on her face which is infectious. She has fun at every practice. Harper is so patient while waiting for her teammates to finish! Harper is continuing to improve at every meet she goes to.” 

 

Stella: Coach Andrew wrote, “Stella always comes to practice prepared and ready to work. She is relentless. She has not shy’d away from a single challenge I have given her no matter the set or the stroke. She is always asking questions, eager to grow both physically and intellectually. She has come such a long way in her first season with RAC and I am so proud of her and all of her accomplishments thus far.”

 

Dee: Coach Elizabeth wrote, “ Dee has worked so incredibly hard this season and it shows! When Dee is unsure of something she makes sure to ask her questions and always wants to make sure she is getting it right. Dee’s love and respect for her teammates is unmatched. At our February home meet, Dee was the backstroke leg of the relay, where she made the divisional cut but when she got out of the water, what was important to her in that moment was cheering on her teammates!”

 

Cate: Coach Hannah wrote, “I chose Cate because of her great attitude and her drive to be the best. Cate had knee surgery in November and came back to the pool ready to do whatever it took to get better. Cate competed in her first prelims/finals meets, turned 13, and achieved 4 divisional cuts in 30 days. She is a great example of a competitor and good sportsmanship.”

 

Landon: Coach Patti wrote, “Landon Ferree has showed amazing determination and dedication. He has been recovering from knee surgery, and despite the challenges maintained is focus.”

 

 

Congratulations to our February RAC Swimmers of the month!!!