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Katie Kelbrants is the only diver that South High has in “Tiger Millers Teddies,” or as the team calls it, TMT. She has at times thought about wanting another member in the diving team but re...

https://www.shsoutherner.net/sports/2017/10/23/did-you-know-south-has-one-diving-team-member/

Dutch Franko-Dynes, a junior here at South, won first place in the 100 yard freestyle for swimming and went to state. He originally started competitively swimming in February of 2012 at the age o...

https://www.shsoutherner.net/sports/2017/03/07/south-swimmer-goes-to-state/

For some, swimming is a fun way to cool off in the summer, or exercise, but for others it instills fear and is inaccessible. The drowning rates in America show that the ability to swim is a privi...

https://www.shsoutherner.net/sports/2015/02/06/racial-disparities-in-swimming-ability-prompt-community-action/

“I love triathlons because beyond the awesome training you get, you make friends and I can’t find any cons with that!” said sophomore Katie Mae Kaelin, eager to promote triathlons at South....

https://www.shsoutherner.net/sports/2014/03/12/triathlons-help-south-athletes-crosstrain/

A large number of student athlete injuries this year were caused by a lack of knowledge within South High School’s athletic programs. Sports teams here at South High are taken very seriously an...

https://www.shsoutherner.net/sports/2013/11/11/lack-of-injury-prevention-education-endangers-student-athletes/

The Minnesota High School State Swimming tournament featured two South students this year: seniors Andres Alvarez and Diver David Buennke. “It felt really great” said Alvarez “I ended the s...

https://www.shsoutherner.net/sports/2013/03/25/swimmers-advance-to-state-competition/

Well, South High, it’s that time of year again! Pretty soon, there will be a foot of snow on the ground, the lakes will be frozen over, and 10 degrees will be the daily high temperature, if we�...

https://www.shsoutherner.net/uncategorized/2011/12/01/south-sports-teams-look-forward-to-the-upcoming-season/

At a practice for the South High School girls’ swim team, the swimmers are packed in a line, waiting for a lane to practice in for an upcoming meet. But all around, there are swimmers from Wash...

https://www.shsoutherner.net/sports/2011/11/03/swim-team-expands-to-meet-demands/

Breaking records is nothing new for senior Lucy Hennen, captain of the South Swimming and Diving team. Hennen broke her own record of 210 points with a score of 215.50 points on September 27, at ...

https://www.shsoutherner.net/sports/2011/10/04/south-swimmer-breaks-record-held-for-16-years/

This past weekend, members from two of South’s athletic teams participated in state tournaments. Swimmers competed at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center while wrestlers took the mats at...

https://www.shsoutherner.net/sports/2011/03/08/members-of-the-mens-wrestling-and-swimming-teams-compete-at-state-tournaments/