Members of the co-op swim team practice Dec. 18 at the Alfond Youth & Community Center pool in Waterville. The 22-member team is composed of swimmers from Messalonskee, Waterville, Nokomis and Lawrence high schools.
Messalonskee co-op swim team captain Cailyn Henning, right, leads the team as they practice at the Alfond Youth & Community Center pool in Waterville. The 22-member team is comprised of swimmers from Messalonskee, Waterville, Nokomis and Lawrence high schools.
Messalonskee co-op assistant coach Kristy Spears, right, directs the co-op swim team as they start practice Dec. 18 at the Alfond Youth & Community Center pool in Waterville. The 22-member team is comprised of swimmers from Messalonskee, Waterville, Nokomis and Lawrence high schools.
Isabella Figdor sports a Ramdogs swim cap during practice of the Deering/Portland swim team, which also includes students from Casco Bay High School, at the Reiche Community Pool in Portland on MondaDec. 16. The Ramdogs name is a combination of the Deering Rams and Portland Bulldogs mascots.
Oliver Kileen swims during practice of the Deering/Portland swim team, which also includes students from Casco Bay High School at the Reiche Community Pool in Portland on Dec. 16.
Kyle Rasmussen, assistant coach of the Deering/Portland swim team, talks with swimmers during a practice at the Reiche Community Pool in Portland on Dec. 16.
Deering/Portland swim coach Sarah Rasmussen talks with Kaia West during practice at the Reiche Community Pool in Portland on Dec. 16.
Kaia West works on her backstroke during a practice of the Deering/Portland swim team at the Reiche Community Pool in Portland on Dec. 16. The team also includes students from Casco Bay High School.
Chase Leonardo from Leavitt chats with Cameron Lemieux from Poland during swim practice Dec. 16 at the YWCA in Auburn. Swimmers from different schools in the Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland/Lewiston co-op are building camaraderie as they train together.
Swimmers are now training together as part of the Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland/Lewiston co-op, which practices at the Auburn YWCA. From left, Emma Frumiento from Hebron, Gabby Roy from Lewiston, Owen Robinson from Edward Little, and Chase Leonardo from Leavitt. Standing with his back to the camera is Cameron Lemieux from Poland.
Swimmers chat Monday while swimming laps during practice at the Auburn YWCA. The Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland/Lewiston swim co-op also includes swimmers from Hebron Academy and Oak Hill High School. From left, Owen Robinson from Edward Little and Cameron Lemieux from Poland swim in the left lane, while Lillian Merritt and Olivia Casarous from Edward Little swim in the right lane.
Scott Morrison, right, hands out T-shirts to new swimmers on the Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland/Lewiston swim co-op at the start of practice Dec. 16 at the Auburn YWCA. Morrison, who welcomes the new swimmers, is looking forward to the season.
Chase Leonardo from Leavitt, center, and Jack Martel from Edward Little look over the practice goals Dec. 16 during swim team practice at the YWCA in Auburn. The large swim co-op allows some of the best swimmers in the state to train together, which coach Scott Morrison believes is making all the swimmers stronger.
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