Trojan Torch Plainwell High School Plainwell, MI
Issue Date: Thursday, March 28, 2013 Issue: Memories Last Update: Thursday, March 28, 2013
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At-a-glance

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First in conference and fourth in state last year, mens swimming is one of the top sports at PHS. The althetes have been very sucessful.

Typically, swimming is a highly individual sport, but here at Plainwell, it is much more than that.

 “In our program, we rely on everyone, and we win as a group,” says swim coach John Dubois. 

The swimmers strongly agree with Dubois.

“One person doesn’t make a team, we can’t just have one all star swimmer,” says Drake Black ‘11.

The team’s attitude has done a lot in terms of fostering their success. Last year they had an overall record of 10-1, taking fourth in state and first in conference.
 
The team’s most recent meet was at East Grand Rapids High School as of press time. Plainwell suffered a defeat to East Grand Rapids, but came back with a  win against Grand Rapids Catholic Central. They had difficult practices during winter break, swimming approximately 90,000 yards overall.

“We have a big senior class and everyone is motivated, so I think we’ll have a good year,” says team captain Spencer Taylor ‘11. 

This season, coach Dubois predicts he’ll be taking at least nine swimmers to state including, Drake Bluman ‘11, Ryan Britton ‘14, Eric Dubois ‘12, Gus Fulgoni ‘11, Michael Hass ‘11, Connor Loftus ‘11, John Klein ‘14, Jon Smit ‘11, and Taylor. 

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