Varsity Swim Team Preview
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Rishabh Surana, Managing Editor
January 15, 2012
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
The 2011 season could not come faster for the swim team. After a successful season last year, the swim team is primed to give tough competition to other very good teams. Ms. Alex Bufton is the head coach for the Varsity Swimming Team. Along with coaching the team Bufton also teaches Spanish and is an assistant coach for the Varsity Girl’s lacrosse team. Ms. Bufton looks forward to an exciting season to work with new and motivated swimmers.
The Freeman Aquatic center is a state-of-the-art facility that provides the swim team a true home arena where fans and parents can catch the exciting action that goes on during a swim meets and practices. “It gives us a huge advantage… we don’t have to rush through practices, we can get more yards in, and we don’t have to practice really early in the morning or really late at night,” Bufton, on the advantages of having the Freeman Aquatic center.
Though the Freeman Aquatic Center is important towards preparation, the swim team had to make many changes after many swimmers on the team graduated last year. “I think our main difference is just really stepping it up… we are practicing more, and being more of a team. We are learning to rely to each other and our program here at GACS rather than just rely on our swimmers who swim at Swim Atlanta.”
The six captains for the Varsity swim team this year is: Kelly Lord, Sarah Becker, Tyler Martin, Tin Lazar and Chris McCarter. Along with the six captains, Coach Bufton looks forward to coaching all members of the team. Juniors to watch for during swim meets are Drew Hayes, Kayla Puzas and Max Musser. Freshman Taylor Wright, Dylan Kearney, Landon Keller and Hunter Dye are players to look out for as well.
Along with all the great swimmers on the team and the competition, being swim coach is a very fulfilling position for Coach Bufton. “I absolutely love the sport, but mostly I love the relationships I get to have with my swimmers. It’s different from teaching them in the class. I get to push them through hard practices, but also have a ton of fun with them playing water polo, sharks in minnows, or going out to eat after meets. My favorite part is also watching them succeed- there is really nothing better.”
The team will face good opponents this year and Bufton is excited for the challenge. “I’m really excited about swimming some of the teams GACS has swam for years (Duluth, St. Pius) but I also am excited about swimming teams that I swam in high school like Wesleyan, Northview, and Alpharetta.” Come out and support the GAC swimmers towards a promising year. Best of luck to our swimmers this season!
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