Last Friday, the JV swim team experienced their first one-on-one battle, dueling Desmet’s best warriors. As the more seasoned Varsity swimmers returned to their barracks, the young Jr. Bill’s team found themselves stepping up against an army of Spartans. 

More than anything else, the boys in blue used the rare opportunity to showcase their stellar team depth. One particular swimmer who dazzled in the water was freshman Mason Morris, who dropped 8.37 seconds off of his 100 freestyle time to have a fourth place finish. Another swimmer who channeled their inner olympian was freshman JJ Jones, who smashed his previous best time in the 50 freestyle, shaving off six seconds. 

“Friday’s Desmet meet provided many opportunities for our JV guys to get in some racing,” said Head Coach Lindsey Ehret. “Some stellar time drops happened.”

Persevering through the pressure, sophomore Eamonn Cunniff sliced through the tempered water in order to shave four seconds from his 200 Freestyle relay split. The trend of fantastic freshman swimming continued, with Luke Fesler lowering his 100 free time by almost five seconds.

The swim team, which was made up of mostly JV swimmers, managed to survive the fight, and revealed the fruits of their labor as the season nearly reaches it’s halfway point. In the meantime, the Varsity squad lie dormant, biding their time till tomorrow’s momentous meet in Columbia Missouri. The meet takes place in Mizzou’s division one swimming facility, and will host 36 schools from all around the state. The St. Louis U. High swimmers will have to surge through the water with the speed and ferocity of hungry piranhas in order to emerge champions.