Swimming

The 2018 LHSAA All Academic Swimming 4.0 Scholar Team has been selected.  In order to be selected to the Academic All-State team, the student had to be a senior, played the sport for two years, and achieved a six-semester cumulative grade point average based on a 4.0 scale. Congratulations to senior Ryan O’Connor for achieving this…

The Brother Martin Swim Team‘s season is out to a great start with numerous wins, including a big one over our District Rival, Archbishop Rummel High School. In just four meets, there has been a lot of fast race times and a number of metro and state meet qualifiers on our team. Everyone has put in a…

The Crusader swim team celebrated Senior Night at their district meet on October 23, but were ready to get back into action in the lanes. In district, the Crusaders competed against local swim teams while securing a third place finish. Then, the Crusaders were back in action for the annual Metro Championship meet on October…

“Swimming is the only sport where you are not supposed to breathe. Leave all of your hard work, practice, and effort in the water, and save your breath for after the finish.”- Jonathan Bullock ’18 Congratulations to the Crusader swim team for their third place finish in the Cancer Awareness Invitational with 272 points last Saturday….

This week, the UNO Aquatics Center was filled with school camaraderie as the Crusader swim team and their opponents warmed up for their meet. Head Coach Mark Bordelon stated, “The guys are at a challenging time of the season, yet they continue to rise to the occasion and to perform at their best.” Rise to…

Senior Shawn Brown will continue his passion for swimming as he will be attending Henderson State University in the fall of 2017. A signing ceremony took place in the Brother Mark Thornton Terrace hosted by the Brother Martin Athletic Department. Mark Bordelon, who is the head swim coach, introduced the three- year letterman and spoke about Shawn’s…