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Sea Lions’ Swimmers:

Monica Brown and Alexandros Haramis

By Victoria Klassen so it’s nice to be able to see them as
often as I do.”
t is not easy for a high school One of these teammates is
Istudent to maintain an honour roll Alexandros Haramis, 15, who has
average, especially one who swims
been a Sea Lion for seven years.
for nearly 10 hours every week. For Alexandros is involved in his church,
Sea Lions swimmers Monica Brown
takes music lessons once a week, and
and Alexandros Haramis, maintaining helps at his father’s pharmacy. He
their grades and a rigorous swimming manages his busy schedule by being
schedule is a part of everyday life.
strict about the amount of time he has
Monica, 15, has a 93 per cent to complete tasks, like homework.
average in school, is part of her
“What I love most about swimming
school’s art club and photography with the Sea Lions is the social aspect
club, and was elected to student of it and seeing the progress I make
government last year to represent
in the pool, throughout the year,”
her grade. She balances all of these said Alexandros. “Many of my best
activities through organization and
friends are the ones I see at the pool.
planning ahead, so that she’s always I really appreciate being surrounded
ready for her morning swim practices. by people who are just as busy as I
Monica has been swimming with the Photo Submitted
am and to whom I can relate. I find
Sea Lions for six years. name with amazing speed and greets swimmers as she helps them learn
it fun to see how I get faster from the
“One thing that I really enjoy about beginning of the season to the end all swimmers on deck, building the the ropes, like how to read a pace
sense of team that we are looking clock, and is always there to support
being on the swim team is the time I and how I can compare results with
get to spend with my friends,” shared others on the team.” for,” said Sheilagh McNeil, head her team mates. I have coached
coach of the Sea Lions. them for five years now, and it has
Monica. “Most of the team are all “Alexandros goes out of his way to
really close to each other and we’ve make a connection to every swimmer “Monica is a welcoming leader on been a privilege to watch them grow
all been friends for a really long time, our team. She is patient with new up. They are going to do amazing
on the team. He learns everyone’s things!”
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