Homestead Boys Lap the Field

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel › February 08, 2004

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Homestead boys lap the field

Highlanders win second straight North Shore title

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Homestead Boys Lap the Field

By BOBBI ROQUEMORE broquemore@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel

Sunday, February 8, 2004

Shorewood -- In previous years, the Homestead boys swimming team was a sprawling unit overflowing with enough talent to rack up victories with ease.

This season, the Highlanders may lack the depth of past teams. But they have developed the strength to make up for it and remain among the elite.

On Saturday, Homestead handily won the North Shore Conference meet with 481 points to repeat as league champion.

"It really is a more small, intimate team," Homestead coach Mark Gwidt said. "They trained a lot more together, and that brought them closer as a team. Therefore, I think that made them swim a lot faster. They grew up as a team."

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