The 2024-2025 season has been successful for the Eaglebrook swimming team. The team has competed in a total of two swim meets so far, with many more to come soon. In both meets, the team faced and overcame several challenges. 

Every practice is a rigorous routine of combatting fatigue and discomfort. We start with five minutes of warm-ups and a few drills ranging from kicking workouts to underwater exercises. We then move on to the most difficult part of practice, when the team swims sets of 1,000 or more yards, after which we end our practice with a cool-down. 

Our first meet was at Suffield, where, after a thirty-minute warm-up workout, we each swam four events. Often, each swimmer is assigned two individual events, and two relay events to compete in. The team found a lot of success, with Saxon Girodet ‘25 breaking the school record for the 100-yard backstroke, and Luca Guerra ‘26 breaking the record for the 500-yard freestyle.

Our second meet was against Phillips Academy Andover, who were tough opponents. Although this was a difficult challenge for the team to surmount, it was still a great experience for every member of our team. 

The Eaglebrook swimming team is led by Head Coach Mr. Russ Yarworth along with assistant coaches Ms. Brianna Harnden and Mr. Nick Jodka. The members of the team are: Charlie B. ’27, Evan C. ’26, Sebastian C. ’26, Saxon G. ’25, Dante G. ’27, Luca G. ’26, Kevin H. ’26, Charlie H. ’25, Fritz K. ’27, Daeho K. ’26, Edward K. ’26, Sangwon L. ’27, James L. ’25, Alex L. ’25, Howard N. ’25, Daniel P. ’26, Jacob S. ’25, Riley S. ’27, Oscar W. ’26, Prescott Z. ’25, Eric Z. ’25, and Charlie Z. ’28.