The North Dallas swim team includes (back, from left) Coach Stephanie Page, Noel Lopez, Carlos Lopez, Modesto Ottenwarden, Marco Garcia and Heath Waffer; (front, from left) Lauren Garcia, Marielena Garcia, Emily Arenas and Alicia Garcia. North Dallas swim coach Stephanie Page was ready to leave Loos Natatorium Friday, but her boys and girls had
Celis Ordonez takes off on the diving board as part of the relay team at a recent meet. Celis Ordonez is one of the new swimmers on this year’s North Dallas swim team. Despite not being able to attend the practices, he says he’s doing “all right” at the weekly swim meets. Except for one
Senior Marielena Garcia is all smiles after winning the 5,000 event at the Nov. 15 meet at Sprague Natatorium. The North Dallas swimming team is on course for the upcoming City Meet under the direction of Coach Stephanie Page. “They are looking really good,” Page said Nov. 15 after a practice meet at Sprague
North Dallas will be sending two girls relay team, a boys relay team and individual Marielena Garcia to the regional meet Friday at the LISD Aquatics Center West in Lewisville. The North Dallas swimmers qualified for regionals at the District 14-5A meet on Jan. 20 at Loos Natatorium. Regional qualifiers advance to the state meet
The district swimming meet on Friday at Loos Natatorium is over. The awards have been handed out. And the district coaches of the year have been announced. It’s time to clean up and get on the bus to head back to school. The North Dallas swim team qualified two boys relay teams and two girls
For North Dallas captain Helen Garcia and her senior teammates, the District 14-5A meet on Friday will likely be their final meet at Loos Natatorium. The past two months of practice and meets comes down to qualifying on Friday for regionals and, hopefully, then state. “As captain, I expect our team to finish and beat our old
When swim season started, freshman Melanie Martinez didn’t know how to swim. “I went to extra practice before the season started,” Melanie said. “And then after that, I told coach that I wanted to get into swimming, and she said, ‘yes.’” The lessons have paid off for Martinez. The North Dallas boys and girls swim teams
North Dallas swimmer Isabella di Fazio finished fifth in the 500-yard freestyle at the Dallas ISD All City Swim Meet on Dec. 16 at Loos Natatorium. Isabella, who attends Booker T. Washington but swims for North Dallas, finished the event in 7:59.61. In the Boys 500 free, the Bulldogs’ Kevin Rodriguez finished seventh in
When he’s not in the water, North Dallas swim captain Steven Do can often be seen at the end of the pool cheering his teammates on. He’s the cheerleader on the team. How does he do it? “Same as usual, as with the cross country team — just my voice,” Steven said. “That’s it. My
Swimming Coach Chris Barnhill said the boys and girls “did pretty good and had a lot of fun” at the UIL regional competition last weekend at the Lewisville ISD Aquatics Center. The North Dallas results include: Helen Garcia in 200 Individual Medley, finished 14th out of 15 Girls 200 Free Relay finished 11th out of 14 Boys 200
