Swimmers prepare for last 4A season

The Green River High School boys swimming and diving team are working hard to make a splash in their final year of 4A competition. The Wolves will compete in 3A next year.

The group, consisting of 29 competitors, has a few returning seniors on the team. This group includes state qualifiers from last season, Dade Lucero and Trevor Moser. While head coach Colleen Seiloff has a number of swimmers returning to the team, she said almost half the group is made up of freshmen.

"We're young this year," Seiloff said.

She said other teams in the conference also have a lot of young and inexperienced competitors this year. She isn't too concerned with the Wolves as many of the freshmen have come in through either the middle school team or the Sweetwater Aquatics Team, the area's USA Swimming club.

"We're really impressed with this freshmen group," she said.

So far, Seiloff and her coaching staff have worked to get the swimmers and divers into competition shape. She said some of the swimmers haven't been in the pool for a while. The coaching team are also helping the competitors improve their technique, which Seiloff said should help them avoid injuries throughout the season.

Their first meet the swimmers will compete at will be in Gillette. Seiloff said it's still too early to see which teams will be their strongest competition this season, but expects Laramie to have a strong team.

While she said the Wolves have gotten used to competing in 4A, Seiloff said the 3A division is just as competitive. Seiloff looks forward to the season and the upcoming competitions, excited to show the state what the Wolves are capable of.

"I like to have good meets and be competitive," she said.