By Joseph Krum

staff writer

@joseph_krum

Almost every senior on any sport will tell you that they want to make their last season, their most memorable season. And that is the exact mindset senior swimmer Sarah Zeh is bringing to the table.

Being a senior on a team usually forces you to take on a new role for the team. That rile for Zeh is just to help out where help is needed.

“Just being a senior and helping everyone out is just some things that are fun that I get to do,” Zeh said.

So far this year, the girls swim team has faced off against Lewisville and Highland Park. Highland park, according to swim coach Rick Whittlesey, “has won a slew of 4A titles over the past decade”, but that didn’t hold Coppell back from beating the Scots.

Especially against teams like Highland Park, it takes a lot of preparation and the correct mindset to not only swim in the meet, but to perform well.

“It takes a lot of preparation,” Zeh said. “We practice every morning and then if you are on a club team you practice after school. You just need a positive mindset going into the meet, and that is really important in order to do well.”

Even after all of the inseason preparation with the early morning practice, that is not all that contributes to Zeh’s success. For her and many other swimmers, years of competitively swimming has set the swimmers up for success. As for Zeh, she has been competitively swimming for around 10 years.

“I first started getting into swimming when I was about eight,” said Zeh. “That was when I started really swimming competitively.”

Going into the last year of your high school career can be tough, knowing that you are not going to play for the high school ever again. Zeh agrees with this, but she also has a different outlook on the situation.

“It is bittersweet. I am going to miss it alot; I am going to miss the people and the friendships. But getting on to a new chapter of my life will be fun as well.”