In the upcoming winter sports season, a change was made for the girls Swim team. Unlike previous years, tryouts for this year were held for positions on the team. Tryouts took place on Monday, Nov. 14 and around 25 girls were chosen for the team. Because tryouts were held this year the girls are now put into a more competitive situation and talent might have been out shown by the dedication to swimming.

“As long  as they are committed to coming to all the practices and working hard,” sophomore Megan Hampson said. “I’m sure they’ll have no problem making it.”

Swimmers think tryouts this year will improve the team by bringing the girls closer together and by creating a more dedicated team; however, tryouts also increase competition amongst the team members and it’s possible it might cause tension between the girls.

“I think there will be more girls wanting to swim the same events,” junior Alexis Christo said. “I think it will make choosing who swims more difficult, and girls may not get the events they want.”