Athlete Spotlight: Synchronized Swimmer, Casey Stocking
Shagun Sinha, Contributing Writer
May 15, 2020
Senior Casey Stocking '20 is a captain of the synchronized swim team for Blake. Stocking became a member of the team in 7th grade when the team had just begun. She heard about the sport from an assembly announcement, and she decided to join. Having previous experience from swimming and gymnastics, Stockin...
Spring Sport Athletes Share Training Schedules, React to Cancellation of Season
Sara Richardson, Managing Editor
April 22, 2020
Without this season, teams feel more pressure to work hard in the off-season to prepare. Mitchell states, “But next year, the majority of our team are juniors this year, so we will be seniors next year, and it’s our last season, so it is going to be big. [...] I am sure it's going to be putting in a lot of work next year.”
Spring Sport Athletes Share Training Schedules, React to Cancellation of Season
Sara Richardson, Managing Editor
April 18, 2020
Before the spring sports’ seasons were officially cancelled, different teams were staying active and preparing for their upcoming seasons. Eliot Mitchell ‘21, explains that her lacrosse coach “made a spreadsheet and we have five workouts a week and then like wall ball and stick challenges and things like that...
Synchronized Swimming Offers Opportunity, Community for Swimmers Across Metro
Caroline Hardy, Managing Editor
March 15, 2019
“One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight,” chant the seven members of Blake’s extended synchronized swimming team routine. Amidst the blanket-like humidity and roar of the short team in the water of the John Hartmann Pool, these swimmers learn their routine of nearly four minutes with ease,...
THE STROKE
Isabel Hall, Features Editor
April 30, 2015
There are two sides to every story, so they say. Sometimes, the side unseen is where all the action takes place. Nowhere is this more true than in the twisting, twirling world of synchronized swimming, where supreme strength meets artistic impression. When compared to other sports, synchronized swimming...
New spring sports entice students
Anneliese Moore, Managing Editor
March 5, 2015
Although synchronized swimming and clay target are both part of MSHSL, they have never been offered at Blake. Josie Lagerstrom ‘18 decided to establish a synchronized swim team at Blake because she had been a part of the Edina team for two years. After moving to Blake, she wanted to creat...
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