The AHS Swim and Dive team pulled their record up to 1-1 for both boys and girls following their meet on Dec. 10 against T.C. Williams High School at Mt. Vernon Rec Center. It was a successful night for the team, as the boys won 211 points to 103 points and the girls won 225 points to 81 points.

“I think the swim meet went very well,” Assistant Coach Donna Kruse said. The team is just starting out their season and has only competed against one other school so far, so the win was a solid way to improve their record after their loss to South County on Dec. 3.

According to most members of the team, it was something of a “fun meet” because AHS has generally had a solid winning record against T.C. Williams.

“There was a lot of spirit,” sophomore swimmer Jenny Jessen said.

Key races included the boys 200 meter freestyle, which swept, meaning that all swimmers from Annandale finished before any T.C. swimmers. Another interesting race was the girls 400 meter freestyle relay, which had an upset. The girls A-team (meaning the team comprised of swimmers with the fastest times) lost to the girls B-team, which was an exciting turn of events.

Sophomore Harris Fitzgerel was a swimmer in the boys 500 meter freestyle event, and said he feels satisfied with his performance.

“[The 500 meter] isn’t as hard as it seems, but it’s still long,” Fitzgerel said.

Sophomore Tessa Iglesias was participating in her second high school swim meet ever, having only joined the team this year.

“The team did really well against T.C.” Iglesias said. “We worked together and all had really great relays.”

While winning races and earning points is encouraged because it guarantees a win for the team as a whole, improving personal times is also an important aspect of swimming.

“We had some very strong swims and a lot of the swimmers shaved many seconds off their previous times,” Kruse said.

On Dec. 17 the swim team will face off against Lee High School at 6:30 p.m. at Audrey Moore Rec Center in their next district meet.