The Township Relays symbolize the kick-off of a new swim season, as all the MVAL schools gather to compete in various non-traditional events, such as the “cork screw” event, where a swimmer must take alternating forward and backward strokes. The all-day meet took place at American High School, March 12.
Typically swimmers are split into four teams: boys, girls, JV and varsity. However this year, the swimmers were split up into only three teams: boys, girls and co-ed.
Anyone watching the meet could have spotted a Washington swimmer. As the girls varsity team hopped into the pool wearing ballerina tutus, while the boys varsity team wore bikini tops along with their speedos.
“It was a lot of fun,” senior Jocelyne Yamaguchi said. “We never get to fool around during swim meets because they’re always serious and we’re always focused on lowering our times.”
Despite the difficulty of some of the events, the swimmers still had an immense amount of fun.
“The t-shirt relay was pretty much awesome,” sophomore Caitlin Yamaguchi said. “We figured out a fast technique, that other schools eventually copied. My relay won by a lot.”
