The girls Swim team did not have a diving team in previous years because there was no one to coach it. This year, Tom Lucido took on the task of coaching the girls Diving team. Junior Kali Farrell and freshman Dominique Meyers are the first people to be on the girls Diving team in three years.

“I’ve been swimming for three years, and this is my first year diving,” Farrell said. “I wanted to try something new, and it looked fun.”

As of press time, the girls Swim team has won their only meet. The next meet is an away meet on Dec. 16.

“In order to prepare them for their meets, I will turn them in to beast mode animals that can crush the competition,” Lucido said.

Meyers is excited about diving six days a week compared to the three days a week that she previously practiced. Both girls are looking forward to being on the steam. They are hopeful that they can earn extra points for the Swim team that have always been lost in previous meets due to the lack of divers.

Farrell and Meyers are both fairly new divers, so being able to throw new dives can sometimes be difficult for the girls.

“It’s really hard to throw new dives because it’s really scary,” Meyers said. “It’s all mental.”

To meet these challenges, Farrell  has set goals for herself. One of her goals is accomplishing the six dives required for meets.

“I never say ‘I can’t’ because I know I can do it,” Farrell said. “I keep working at it over and over even if it’s a really difficult dive.”