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Setting better records and honing their swim
skills, the determined LSS swimmers displayed athletic
improvement throughout the season.

The students came to practice two days a week to improve and prepare for the meets. When asked if there were
any special ways that they practiced, Coach Jung responded,
“There is nothing special, but I had them practice speeding up.
Also, I didn’t give them many breaks.”
Eighth grader Tatiana Laroche, who had joined the swim

team for the first time, said, “My goal for this season was to

do a better job as a swimmer, but mostly in the breaststroke and freestyle, as they were my strokes during my
one jamboree that I participated in.” She was able to improve

her swimming by gaining confidence in herself as well as listening and trying
to apply the coach’s instructions on breathing, arm movement, and leg movement.

Seventh grader Brian Lee said, “My goal for this season was to reach 30.99
seconds by the end of our last swim meet of the season.” Unfortunately, he missed
his goal by a mere 0.07 seconds. Regardless of this result, he said that he knows
“swimming is all about getting better records and challenging yourself so I really
don’t mind about not getting first place. Still, I hope I will next season.”
Despite tiring practices every week and the challenge of achieving a better record, the students remained motivated and determined to reach their
goal.
2014

Brian said, “Every day I see our teammates trying their
2013

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GSIS All Time Records
Girls

50 Free (USS) 0:35.31
50 Free (LSS)
0:35.18
100 Free (USS) 1:20.93
100 Free (LSS) 1:25.66
50 Back (USS) 0:43.55
50 Back (LSS) 0:45.09
100 Back (USS) 1:42.33
50 Breast (USS) 0:43.96
50 Breast (LSS) 0:44.90
100 Breast (USS) 1:34.68
50 Fly (USS)
0:39.58
50 Fly (LSS)
0:41.97
100 Fly (USS) 1:37.41
100 IM (USS)
1:37.41
100 IM (LSS)
1:31.96
200 IM (USS)
3:30.37

Lilly Kim
Jackie Kim
Lilly Kim
Kay Herr
Elaine Kim
Eunjoo Lee
Samantha Kim
Hannah Cho
Hannah Cho
Hannah Cho
Elaine Kim
Elaine Kim
Elaine Kim
Elaine Kim
Hannah Cho
Elaine Kim

Boys

2012
2013
2012
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2012
2013
2013
2012
2013
2013
2012
2013

50 Free (USS)
50 Free (LSS)
100 Free (USS)
100 Free (LSS)
200 Free (USS)
50 Back (USS)
50 Back (LSS)
100 Back (USS)
50 Breast (USS)
50 Breast (LSS)
100 Breast (USS)
50 Fly (USS)
50 Fly (LSS)
100 Fly (USS)
100 IM (USS)
100 IM (LSS)
200 IM (USS)

0:25.72 Jongwhee Jeon
0:30.79 Will Ko
0:56.44 Jongwhee Jeon
2014
1:16.40 Daniel Ku
2012
2:29.91 Tommy Song
2010
0:33.91 Denny Cha
2013
0:39.34 Daniel Ku
2011
1:23.65 Denny Cha
2011
0:33.09 Jongwhee Jeon
2014
0:38.72 Hidemasa Nakazawa 2015
1:15.95 Jongwhee Jeon
2014
0:28.24 Jongwhee Jeon
2014
0:36.27 Will Ko
2013
1:04.09 Jongwhee Jeon
2014
1:03.49 Jongwhee Jeon
2014
1:25.70 Daniel Ku
2014
2:27.00 Jongwhee Jeon
2014

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best to improve their swim skills and they never give up,
even when they feel tired.”

The coach added, “No matter how exhausted they get, they
never forget to smile.”

The swimming team has grown significantly over the years.
When asked how the team performed this season, Coach
Jung replied, “They are getting so much better. More and
more students are getting interested in swimming,” he
added. “GSIS has a small team, but it’s getting stronger.”

1. Ms. Diana Mircea talks to Tatiana Laroche and Eric Shin wait
and rest in the shallow end of the pool as they listen to their
coach explain to the elementary swimmers their next exercise.
The lower secondary students practiced with elementary. Thomas
Hughes, and elementary student was said to be one of the best swimmers at practice. 2. Mark Park practices his breast stroke. Mark Park’s
best record for 50m butterfly was 44.56 seconds. 3. Eric Shin, Woo Bin Cha
and Ahn Gyoungmin talk to Ms. Diana Mircea as Eric Shin piggy backs on top
of Woo Bin Cha. The students always asked questions when they were unsure
about their swim practice plan. 4. Tatiana Laroche gets to the starting position
for her back stroke. The students used swimming floats when they performed back
stroke because it helped them to keep their hands afloat and work on their form.
5. Evelyn Anderson, in grade-five, trains with the lower secondary students. She
steps out of the pool to take a rest after finishing her lap. 6. Sungun Woo reaches for
the paddle for his practice. The students often used their paddles during their practice in
order to build upper-body strength for a more powerful underwater catch, pull and finish.
7. Mark Park enters the recovery phase while doing the breast stroke. The recovery phase in
the breast stroke is where the swimmer’s hands are moved forward to get into the initial position under water. 8. Top Row:: Coach Jung, Brian Bae, Mark Park, Tae Hyung Kim, Sungun Woo;
Middle Row: Brian Lee, Gyoungmin Ahn, Eric Shin, Hyojae Jeon, Colin Kim; Bottom Row: William
Kim, Tatiana Laroche, Leewon Koo, Jamie Suh, Woo Bin Cha; Not pictured: Joel Kim

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