Long Beach City College men’s swimming team dominated the conference meet on Friday, only losing one event out of the 15 that they competed in against East Los Angeles College and Cerritos.
For some competitors this was their first meet of the season, nerves grew but ultimately the swimmers emerged victorious against the others.
“We came in kinda little worried, we hit it hard these past couple weeks with some high yardage and aerobics,” sophomore swimmer Tony Montes said who placed first in every event he took part in.
“We have a pretty good freshman class who are supporting their roles, we have a lot of diversity in terms of talent so we can swim a little bit of everything.” said Director of Aquatics, Bradley Adamson.
While the swimmers cruised through this meet they are looking to improve on their skills as a whole and also on a personal level for some.
Freshmen Andrew Lambert and Ramzi Steenhoek left the pool with scores well above for their first times, approaching further improvements.
“For our divers, both Andrew and Ramzi, it was their first time diving in competition, so they’re just learning, Andrew is taking it pretty well and he’s taking off,” Adamson said.
“Personally I already know what I need to work on for the next one, I have a plan already set out, to work harder and like on my underwaters and starts and turns,” Montes said.
Compared to Cerritos and ELAC, the Long Beach swimmers towered above in their scores, leaving a 25 second gap between finish times on events such as the 200 yard Medley Relay.
Both mens and womens teams got to the event early to feel energized and ready for their first meet.
“We never usually do that, but we brought a speaker into the locker room and we played some hype music to get everyone excited for the meet,” Montes said.
The men’s swim team will continue training hard in anticipation for their future events, most notably in April for the championships.
Extra Frames: more photos from the men’s dual meet on March 1 by Sam Villa and Izzy Juarez
