Lander Welch takes a breather during practice Monday night at the Green River High School Aquatics Center. The Wolves will have their first swim meet in Rock Springs Friday.
The Green River High School boys swimming and diving team will start their season against Rock Springs Friday and head coach Colleen Seiloff is busy prepping her swimmers for the upcoming season.
According to a news release from Sweetwater County School District No. 2's Athletics Director, Tony Beardsley, the complete swimming season hasn't been finalized yet. Seiloff said the late schedule is a symptom of competing during a pandemic, saying the girls season in the fall had a finalized schedule, but the team ended up competing in meets not initially listed because of pandemic-related situations.
Overall, she said the boys are doing a great job of getting ready for that first meet. She said some of her swimmers have already had pool time earlier in the school year, while swimmers coming in from fall sports like football are making gains in transitioning into swimming. Overall, she has 22 swimmers on the team this year, with seven seniors leading the team.
"They're going to do a great job," Seiloff said about the seniors.
While 22 students isn't as many swimmers Seiloff has for the state-champion girls team in the fall, she believes the Wolves will still be a competitive team for their first year in the 3A conference. She said one of the main challenges for the boys swimming is the difficulty in getting athletes to competes during the winter. Despite that, she sees the large number of seniors as a major strength for the Wolves going into the season.
For the conference, Seiloff said 3A will be highly-competitive for the Wolves, especially with Lander's swimming team. The Lander Tigers swimming team dominate the 3A conference in Wyoming, with the team seeking their 25th consecutive state title this year.
While Seiloff says a top-three finish at state, at the hardware that comes with it, is one of the team's goals, the boys are more focused on improving their individual times throughout the season.
"They want to get in there and do the best they can this year," she said. "We'll see where they end up at the end of the season."
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