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Stepping up behind the blocks, the swimmer removes his mask, pulls on his cap, and tightens his goggles. The whistle sounds, queuing the team and signaling the swimmer to step up. His legs twitching, he places his feet on the rough surface and locks his eyes on the rippling water. The official announces: "take your mark," the swimmer's hands...
Glancing nervously at his opponents climbing onto the starting blocks, the swimmer secures his goggles and takes a ready stance. The piercing whistle propels him into the water, and his muscle memory takes over, his smooth strokes carrying him to victory. The Jesuit Swim teams, both varsity and JV, have been very busy, competing in three meets in the last...
The entire Jesuit swim team was hard at work competing during the early month of October. Nearly every morning at 6:00 AM, the team ate breakfast together and practiced with tremendous dedication and effort in order to prepare for their competitive meets, all while trying to maintain their good grades. Head Coach Doug Moyse even commented that “the guys...
"Swimming has its educational values - mental, moral, and physical - in giving you a sense of mastery over an element, and of power of saving a life, and in the development of wind and limb." -Robert Baden Powell Between the smell of chlorine and the rising sun, a group of Jesuit athletes have been honing their nautical craft since last...
Coping with the delays caused by a weeklong, city-crippling ice storm, the Jesuit Ranger swim team competed last Monday and Tuesday against the strongest competition from Central Texas in the Region 3-5A Meet at the Mansfield ISD Natatorium.  The Rangers finished a close 4th place, narrowly losing out to Tyler–Lee, A&M Consolidated, and Mansfield. Jesuit swimmers swam extremely well, collecting plenty of medals...
Gazing out over the calm waters of the Lewisville Aquatic Center, swimmers from across Texas take their marks for one of the biggest meets of the season. The starting gun shot echoes throughout the building and the swimmers leap as far and as fast as they can into the cold waters below. The Jesuit swimming and diving team competed...
The sound of the pistol echoes through the indoor pool arena and the swimmers jump into the water as the first race of the day begins. By the end of the day, the Jesuit/Ursuline relay team will have taken home a first place finish in the meet hosted by Jesuit. Coach Moyse said that " was very impressed with the...
The Jesuit swimmer plunges into the gleaming blue water. Momentarily disoriented, he orients himself before rapidly pumping his arms and legs back and fourth, propelling himself forward in the water. The swim team was able to defeat Flower Mound but fell short against Plano West in the double meet on December 10th. The team lost to both opponents in...

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