Swim meet cancelled, swimmers participate in relay

Photo by: Tessa Walsh

On Friday, Jan. 22, the Gardner-Webb swim team was supposed to face Liberty, Georgia Southern and Davidson at Davidson. Due to the winter storm,the meet was canceled leaving the team to face each other in skill-building relays.

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Snow and ice covered Gardner-Webb's campus the morning of the intended meet. Swimmers walked from their on-campus homes to the pool for practice.
Snow and ice covered Gardner-Webb’s campus the morning of the intended meet. Swimmers walked from their on-campus homes to the pool for practice. Photo by: Tessa Walsh
Coach Mike Simpson explaining the relays to the team.
Coach Mike Simpson explaining the relays to the team. Photo by: Tessa Walsh
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Flags indicate to swimmers performing the backstroke how close they are to the wall. GWU student-athlete, Connor Bos is the CCSA champion in the 100 backstroke. Photo by: Adel Kiss
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Freshman Carol Zangla looks forward to her hard work paying off at conference. Photo by: Tessa Walsh