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-Swimmers defeat Vinton for dual meet victory
by Lindsey Goldsmith
O&B Co-Editor
The hard work and dedication of the East High men's swimming team has paid off this year, bringing them a season of successes.
After a ten year drought in dual meets, the Trojans swam away with a victory, beating Vinton on December 14. On January 20, the two teams faced off in a triangular where East once again came out on top.
Another feat was accomplished by Chris Stephens at the MVC Sophomore Super Meet on February 5. He placed 8 out of 34 swimmers and won a ribbon. The last time an East High swimmer won a ribbon in the super meet was twelve years ago.
"We had Chris step up and lead the younger kids this season," said co-captain Cory Stephens. "He's worked really hard."
Along with these successes, many of the swimmers have set personal records as well. With practices twice a day, the team was dedicated to making their mark in the conference.
"Our times were greatly improved from the beginning of the season," said Coach Don Gibson. "We're really happy with ourselves."
Districts were held in Marshalltown on Saturday, February 12. East scored 38 points with only eight swimmers, the most points they've ever scored. Unfortunately, their score was not high enough to qualify for state.
"To score that many points with that few of guys is great. We keep hoping to make state, but we just couldn't quite get there," said Gibson.

Updated 3/13/00 by Mike Bowser