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Chelsey Cox / Contributing Writer ?
With the help of a few sophomores, UNT is looking to make a splash with the new UNT Swim Club.
Sophomores Austin Henslee, Rebecca Preston and Cameron Sikes have set up the club, which meets from 8 to 9 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
?I?m really looking forward to getting it growing and maybe having meets here [at UNT],? said Preston, swim club vice president and a pre-veterinarian major. ?And becoming not just like a little club that we just swim together but being pretty serious about it.?
The swim club, which meets from 8 to 9 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, is open to all UNT students at all levels of swimming. While previous attempts at a club have been unsuccessful, members are eager to keep this club going so they can hold competitions. (Photo courtesy Austin Henslee / swimming club president )
The club provides members the opportunity to swim competitively against each other and to learn better swimming techniques.
?We?re going to hold a meeting soon about trying to possibly scheduling a meet, and we?re going to try to get shirts and all that kind of stuff,? said kinesiology major Henslee, the club?s president.
For now, the club practices at the Pohl Recreation Center along with members of the Mean Green Triathlon Team.
?If it wasn?t for the triathlon club, we wouldn?t be able to compete, because they are helping us pay for the pool,? Henslee said. ?They are renting about half of the semester for us.?
The triathlon club members receive help in return, as swim club members practice with them to improve in that area of the triathlon.
?I?ve had a lot of experience,? Henslee said. ?My coaches taught me, so I can help them do drills and get better dynamics in swimming so they?ll be faster.?
The club is open to all UNT students, and members work with all levels of swimming, from basic fundamentals to more advanced workouts.
?The club team is not sponsored by the athletic department and does not receive any funding for operations or scholarships like the women?s varsity team,? said Joe Dykstra, head coach of the UNT swimming and diving team, and the club?s advisor. ?It is simply an organization for guys to get a great workout with like-minded individuals.?
While previous attempts at a UNT swim club have been unsuccessful, the officers and members are eager to keep this club going so they can experience the thrill of competition.
?I?m looking forward to meets a lot,? Preston said. ?Meets are so nerve-racking, but they are the most fun because you get to show off how hard you?ve been working.?
For more information on the club, go to unt.orgsync.com or the club?s Facebook page.
Source: http://www.ntdaily.com/?p=63509
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