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How does your lawn look? • Turf Fertilization/Weed Control • Tree & Shrub Insect Control • Tree & Shrub Disease Control • Turf Insect/Disease Control • Fire Ant Control • Core Aeration Call for a FREE Estimate 910.426.2266 or visit us online at www.spring-green.com/shopper Mention this ad and receive 10% off! LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED By Steve Hopper Bordeaux SPACE Cape Fear Valley Medical Center for availability at 910.323.0063 Call Janet a rising senior at Terry Sanford, ranked fiſth in the U.S. for the 100-meter back- stroke event. Schumacher, also a San- ford rising senior, qualified for the U.S. Nationals in 2011. AVAILABLE Next to Two Fish swimmers, Kendall Field and Samantha Garrett, won swimming scholarships to Lenoir-Ryhne Universi- ty in Hickory, NC. Garrett, a freestyler, said that swimming relieves her stress. "Swimming keeps me in shape and I get to be with my friends," said Field, a backstroker and Individual Medley (IM) swimmer who attended Massey Hill Classical High School. IM stroke order is butterfly, back- stroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. The stroke order for group medley relays is backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle. Teams take advantage of swimmers' best strokes with the medley relays. the teams travel within the area, with Greensboro being the most distant site hosting the spring Nationals. While the YMCA and Tucker pools are short course, or 25 yard pools, both teams also practice in long course, or 50 meter pools. The Dragons also practice at the Fayetteville State University pool; the Fish practice at Twin Lions outdoor pool in the warmer months. These long course pools better prepare swimmers for larger swim meets. When asked what the coaches want local parents to know, all coaches agreed that their teams need more visibility and attention. "We are here! Come join us," said Coach Walters. Rockhill stressed that learning to swim is a safety issue and a lifelong skill to master. "Know- ing how to swim can save your life," she said. Both teams are USA swim teams, which function under national govern- ing bodies for the amateur sport. They have monthly swim meets and focus on meeting personal goals within the framework of the larger team. The YMCA also competes against other YMCA teams. The Dragons travel as far as Georgia Tech in Atlanta for the YMCA championship meet. Mostly, Aſter practice, the teams emerge from the pool ready to restock their calorie reserves. Swimming burns off hundreds of calories per hour, leaving most starv- ing. "We are hungry all the time," said Sea Dragon Charlotte Broadwell, a Fay- etteville Academy ninth grader. Look- ing at the chiseled, sinewy muscles and broad shoulders of most of the swim- mers, plates of pasta and cheese come to mind. CV FOR MORE INFORMATION www.BordeauxCenter.com 38 | July/August • 2012 Fayetteville YMCA Sea Dragons: 910.323.0800 • www.teamunify.com/ncsea Ft. Bragg Fighting Fish: 910.643.8533 or 910.908.3198 • www.fortbraggswimteam.com

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