Swim team members build skills while having fun

MARY HOOKHAM PHOTO The Independent-Register
Students on the BLAST swim team practice laps in the pool in Brodhead on a hot July afternoon.

By Mary Hookham, Correspondent

Students on the Brodhead Local Area Swim Team — or BLAST — are learning life skills in the pool while spending time with friends.

“It’s a really relaxed atmosphere with BLAST,” said Tyler Urness, Brodhead pool manager.

The season always begins in mid-June and runs through mid-August. This year there are about 20 BLAST students ranging in age from 8 to 18.

Coach Madisyn Kail keeps the focus on the four competitive strokes: freestyle, back crawl, breaststroke and butterfly. Students also focus on learning the important life skills of swimming and becoming comfortable in the water, Urness said.

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