1st Row: Brittni Mohle, Canyon Headrick, David Lewis, Dylan Saxton.

2nd Row: Coach Karen Torres, Dillon Chandler, Logan Campbell, Cameron Lingo

3rd Row: Emily Headrick, Cameron Allsep, Ashley Dungan, Coach Kasey Mauk.

Top Row: Abbie Robb, Terra Peil, Coach Candace Adams, Dakota Chandler, Coach John Lewis, Coach Melanie Crowson.

Not pictured - Kayla Ryland, Will Fussell, Logan Hood

A Success at State for the Seals
By Melanie Crowson

For the Deer Park Seals Swim Team, the end of another summer season is always signaled by the home-coming from the T.A.A.F. Games of Texas swim meet, or "State."

The Texas Amateur Athletic Federation or T.A.A.F. holds an annual summer league championship series in a variety of sports. Our swimmers had to finish in the top 3 in their events at the Region I meet to qualify to compete at the State Games. There were 12 regions represented at the State Games of Texas held in Cedar Park, Texas July 27 - 29th.

The swimmers who represented Seals not only had fun but also brought home some hardware (medals & ribbons). These fine young athletes are Cameron Allsep, Logan Campbell, Dillon Chandler, Dakota Chandler, Ashley Dungan, Will Fussell, Abby Gardea, Canyon Headrick, Emily Headrick, Logan Hood, David Lewis, Cameron Lingo, Brittni Mohle, Terra Peil, Abbie Robb, Kayla Ryland, Dylan Saxton and Nick Veedell.

Event results were as follows:

8 years and younger:

• Dylan Saxton - 25m Breaststroke 2nd
• Kayla Ryland - 25m Backstroke 10th

9-10 year olds:

• Boys Medley Relay - David Lewis, Cameron Lingo, Dillon Chandler and Logan Hood placed 10th overall.
• Brittni Mohle - 25m Backstroke finished 21st, 25m Butterfly finished 6th, and 25m Freestyle finished 10th.
• Abby Gardea - 25m Backstroke finished 4th, 50m Freestyle 2nd place (silver medal), and 100m Individual Medley 2nd place (silver medal).

11-12 year olds:

• Boys Medley Relay - Will Fussell, Canyon Headrick, Logan Campbell and Dakota Chandler placed 6th.
• Dakota Chandler - 100m Freestyle 10th
• Logan Campbell - 50m Backstroke 13th

13-14 year olds:

• Nick Veedell - 50m Backstroke 6th, 200m Freestyle 2nd place (silver medal).
• Cameron Allsep - 100 Individual Medley 8th overall.
• Girls Medley Relay - Abbie Robb, Emily Headrick, Ashley Dungan and Terra Peil 3rd place (bronze medal)
• Ashley Dungan - 50m Backstroke 7th
• Terra Peil - 100m Freestyle 7th , 50m Freestyle 5th
• Emily Headrick - 50m Breastroke 4th

Head Coach John Lewis said of silver medalists Gardea, Saxton & Veedell, "Those three individual swims were exciting. The three swimmers were definitely the best - good swims." "I thoroughly enjoyed coaching the Seals this summer, I had a lot of fun," Coach Lewis concluded, "Like I said, it's mainly about having fun."