We all know that swimming can help to keep you healthy, but did you know it especially strengthens your heart and lungs? Chandler High School’s Swim and Dive team is strong, ready to compete, and looking toward their future goals.
CHS junior Tate Kelly believes that Swim is the most fun sport Chandler has to offer. “Swim runs throughout my family, and all my siblings swim as well, ” Kelly said. Tate considers his older brother Lucas, who competed at the Arizona state championships several years ago, as his main inspiration. Tate also idolizes former Olympian Michael Phelps as someone he looks up to.
Bryan Crane, head Swim and Dive coach, has seen fantastic improvement from the start of the season to now. Coach Crane said this season’s new athletes are already learning backstroke and freestyle and that the new freshmen swimmers are perfectly filling the shoes of last year’s class of 2024 senior graduates. “I think we’re gonna finish the season stronger than we finished last year,” Crane predicted. Coach Crane said his hardest challenge this season is building a culture of hard work and consistent attendance. Beyond improving both individual and team performance, Crane has made moving the team up in city rankings a goal for the year.
