The Lenoir City High School swim team, which also includes students from Loudon High and Greenback schools as well as county middle schoolers, wrapped up the regular season Saturday with a home meet against Knox Central High and Gresham Middle schools.
The high school team closed out with a 207-59 win, giving them a 5-2 season record, as it bid farewell to its senior class, while the middle school team narrowly lost 112-110.
kAm“xE H6?E C62==J H6== 2D H6 H6C6 46=63C2E:?8 @FC D6?:@CD[” qC62??2 w2=D6J[ DH:> E62> 9625 4@249[ D2:5] “%92E H2D @FC 3:8 7@4FD @7 E96 52J 2?5 6G6CJ@?6 DH2> 8C62E @? E@A @7 E92E[ 6DA64:2==J 4@>:?8 @77 @7 H:?E6C 3C62<] $@>6 A6@A=6 H6?E @? G242E:@?[ D@>6 DH:>>6CD DE2J65 96C6 EC2:?:?8[ D@ J@F 4@F=5 D66 2 =:EE=6 3:E @7 E92E 5:776C6?46 3FE 6G6CJ3@5J DH2> C62==J H6==] xE H2D 2 8C62E =62DE >66E]”k^Am
kAm(:E9 @?=J E96 z?@IG:==6\2C62 x?E6CD49@=2DE:4 $H:> {628F6 r:EJ |66E 2?5 E96 DE2E6 E@FC?2>6?E =67E :? E96 D62D@?[ E96 >66E H2D E96 =2DE 492?46 7@C D6G6? D6?:@CD E@ DH:> :? E96:C 9@>6 A@@=] qCJD@? ~CC[ |2J2 w6DD:4<[ q6? w6DD:4<[ t==:6 $:>D[ t=:;29 z:?8[ #:G6C q2:=6J 2?5 p==:6 $2EE6C7:6=5 H6C6 2== 46=63C2E65 2D A2CE @7 E96 AC@8C2>’D 2??F2= D6?:@C D6?5\@77 EC25:E:@?]k^Am
kAm%96 8@@53J6 H2D 2? 6>@E:@?2= @?6 7@C DH:>>6CD H9@ 92G6 366? H:E9 E96 AC@8C2> 7@C J62CD[ D6G6C2= 2D 72C 324< 2D >:55=6 D49@@=[ 2?5 H9@ 2=D@ 4@>A6E6 E@86E96C 2D A2CE @7 E96 {6?@:C r:EJ q6EE2D :? E96 DF>>6C]k^Am
kAm“xE H2D 2 C62==J[ C62==J >62?:?87F= E9:?8 E@ >6[” z:?8 D2:5] “%9:D E62> 2?5 Ww2=D6JX 2D 2 4@249 92G6 366? >J 72>:=J 7@C D@ =@?8[ 2?5 E9:D[ H@C<:?8 FA E@ E9:D 7@C D@ =@?8 H2D DF49 2 3:8 E9:?8 7@C >6] x’G6 EC2:?65 H:E9 E96D6 A6@A=6[ x’G6 AC6EEJ >F49 =:G65 H:E9 E96> 6G6CJ52J 7@C J62CD[ D@ :E H2D 2 C62==J >62?:?87F= 6IA6C:6?46 7@C >6]”k^Am
kAm%96 DH:> E62>’D EC25:E:@? D2H E96 >66E A2FD65 :? E96 >:55=6 E@ 46=63C2E6 E96 56A2CE:?8 D6?:@CD] u:CDE w2=D6J D2:5 2 76H H@C5D 23@FE 6249 @?6 @7 E96>[ 2?5 E96J E96? E@@< A2CE :? 2 D6?:@C C246 H:E9 E96 96=A @7 A@@= :?7=2E23=6D 2?5 ?@@5=6D]k^Am
kAm“q67@C6 x 6G6? DE2CE65 D2J:?8 2== @7 E96:C D6?:@C 3:@D[ x H2D 2=C625J 2=>@DE :? E62CD[” w2=D6J D2:5] “%9:D :D 2 8C62E 8C@FA @7 D6?:@CD] %96J’C6 2 H@?56C7F= 8C@FA @7 J@F?8 >6? 2?5 H@>6?[ E96J’G6 C62==J 8C@H? ?@E @?=J 2D :?5:G:5F2=D 3FE 2D 2 8C@FA E96>D6=G6D] $@ H6’C6 C62==J D25 E@ D66 E96> 8@[ 3FE :E H2D 8C62E E@ 46=63C2E6 E96>]”k^Am
kAm%9@F89 E96 C246 :D @?=J ad J2C5D 2?5 32C6=J 2 >:?FE6 =@?8[ E96 D6?:@CD 2== D2:5 :E >62?E 2 =@E E@ E96> E@ 86E E92E DA64:2= >@>6?E E@86E96C]k^Am
kAm“xE’D G6CJ DA64:2= 3642FD6 E92E’D E96 @?=J E:>6 D@>6E9:?8 =:<6 E92E’D 8@:?8 E@ 92AA6?[” ~CC D2:5] “u@C E96 D6?:@CD[ E92E H2D @FC =2DE @77:4:2= DH:> >66E :? E9:D A@@=[ D@ :E >62?D 2 =@E E@ 92G6 D@>6E9:?8 DA64:2= =:<6 E92E E@ D6?5 FD @77]”k^Am
kAm“x’> C62==J 92AAJ E@ 92G6 E92E 6G6CJ J62C E@ 4@>>6>@C2E6 D6?:@CD[” q6? 25565] “xE H2D ;FDE 2 7F? E9:?8] W%96 C246X 8@6D 3J D@ 72DE 3642FD6 :E’D @?=J ad J2C5D[ 3FE x <?@H E9C66 E@ 7@FC J62CD 5@H? E96 =:?6 x’== 36 C6>6>36C:?8 E92E 6I24E DH:> E92E H2D @?=J D@ >2?J D64@?5D] $@ J629 :E 5@6D >62? 2 =@E]”k^Am
kAm%96 >66E C6DF>65 27E6C E96 D6?:@C C246 H2D @G6C 2D E96 9:89 D49@@=6CD 4@>7@CE23=J D64FC65 E96:C 7:7E9 H:? @7 E96 D62D@? E@ 42A @77 2?@E96C DF446DD7F= J62C] |@C6 E92? C6DF=ED[ 9@H6G6C[ D6G6C2= D6?:@CD D2:5 E96 J62C 925 366? 567:?65 3J E96 E62> 496>:DECJ E96 6?E:C6 AC@8C2> 925 3F:=E[ H9:49 925 366? 2 8@2= 7@C E96> 8@:?8 :?E@ E96 D62D@?]k^Am
kAm“xE’D 8@?6 C62==J H6==[” |2J2 D2:5] “xE’D @?6 @7 @FC 36DE D62D@?D[ x E9:?<] tG6CJ@?6 H2D C62==J A2CE @7 E96 E62> 2?5 4966C:?8 6G6CJ@?6 @?[ 2?5 x 766= =:<6 E96 E62>H@C< E9:D J62C H2D C62==J 8@@5]”k^Am
kAm“xE’D 9@?6DE=J C62==J 3:EE6CDH66E[” $:>D 25565] “x’G6 366? 2 A2CE @7 E9:D E62> D:?46 E96 DE2CE @7 9:89 D49@@=[ D@ <?@H:?8 x H@F=5 36 =62G:?8 E96> D@@? :D C62==J D25[ 3FE x >256 2 =@E @7 7C:6?5D 2=@?8 E96 H2J E92E x’> AC@F5 @7]”k^Am
kAm%96 D6?:@CD 2?5 >2?J @7 E96:C J@F?86C E62>>2E6D 2C6 ?@E 5@?6 H:E9 E96 D62D@?[ 9@H6G6C[ 2D A=6?EJ @7 DH:>>6CD 92G6 >256 4FED 7@C E96 zx${ r:EJ |66E] $6E 7@C y2?] ag 2E E96 p==2? y@?6D pBF2E:4 r6?E6C[ E96 >66E H:== 36 E96 E62>’D D64@?5 492>A:@?D9:A\DEJ=6 6G6?E E9:D D62D@?]k^Am
kAmw2=D6J D2:5 7@4FD :? AC24E:46 H@F=5 492?86 =625:?8 FA E@ E96 >66E 2D AC6A2C2E:@? 7@C E92E <:?5 @7 6G6?E :D 5:776C6?E E92? 7@C C68F=2C D62D@? 5F2=\>66ED] p7E6C H@C<:?8 @? 4@?5:E:@?:?8 >@DE @7 E96 J62C[ DH:>>6CD H@F=5 ?@H 9@?6 :? @? E96 7:?6C 56E2:=D E96J ?665 E@ :>AC@G6 2?5 5@ >@C6 DAC:?E H@C<[ H9:=6 2=D@ 86EE:?8 >@C6 C6DE E@ >2<6 DFC6 6G6CJ@?6 4@>6D :? :? E@A D92A6]k^Am
kAm%96 8@2= 7@C D@>6 H:== 36 E@ 362E E96:C 36DE E:>6D[ H9:=6 @E96CD DE:== 9@A6 E@ 249:6G6 2 DE2E6 4FE] q2:=6J[ z:?8 2?5 $2EE6C7:6=5[ 2D H6== 2D D@A9@>@C6D t>:=J sF36D 2?5 %2J=@C r92?6J[ 92G6 2=C625J BF2=:7:65 7@C DE2E6[ 3FE 2 76H >@C6 DH:>>6CD 2C6 DE:== GJ:?8 7@C E92E 492?46]k^Am
kAmq6? :D 2 D64@?5 D9J @7 E96 4FE E:>6 :? E96 `__\J2C5 3FEE6C7=J[ H9:=6 $:>D 2=D@ D2:5 D96 :D “DFA6C 4=@D6” E@ >2<:?8 2E =62DE @?6 4FE] (:E9 ?@ AC6G:@FD DE2E6 4FED E@ E96:C ?2>6D[ E96J 9@A6 E96J 42? 42A @77 E96:C 7:?2= J62C H:E9 2 7=@FC:D9]k^Am
kAm“%9:D H@F=5 36 >J 7:CDE E:>6 :7 x >2<6 E92E DE2E6 4FE[ 2?5 x’> C62==J =@@<:?8 7@CH2C5 E@ E92E C246 :? A2CE:4F=2C[ E@ 86E E96C6[” q6? D2:5] “%92E’D C62==J 366? >J 8@2= 2== D62D@?[ E@ 86E E92E `__ 3FEE6C7=J DE2E6 4FE]”k^Am
