By Greg Knight
Stokes’ WHS swim club aiming high
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Wrangell High School senior MiKayla Stokes has started a swim club at WHS with the intent of revitalizing the competitive swim program for the Wolves. Under her direction, the Wrangell Wolves could see a competitive swim team return in the next few years.
Wrangell High School senior MiKayla Stokes wants her fellow students to get in shape and become healthier – via the school’s new swim club.
The club, which was Stokes’ brainchild and her senior project, currently has about 20 members who are learning the basics of swimming and diving.
“Right now, I teach them the basic strokes of swimming and we have worked on diving a little bit, as well as turning at the ends of the pool,” Stokes said. “We’ve also been doing relay races during our practices.”
Stokes added that she began the club because swimming is one of her favorite acti...
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