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Mary has a big personality and a lot of love for her students and swimmers.

From West to the South

Lanora Sprague, Reporter May 25, 2023

Yee-Haw! Mary Mandel’s moving to Texas. Mandel is a self contained special education teacher and head girls swim coach here at West High School and she’s been teaching for seven  years. She has made...

“My favorite part about swimming is the relationships that are built. The sport is so tough it brings us all closer together throughout the season. The meets are really fun as well, especially when our team is winning,” senior Nate Hagedorn said.

Falcons take on the Muskies

Stoyota Nguyen, Reporter December 9, 2022

Davenport West was defeated in last night's meet against the Muscatine Muskies. West finished with a score of 57-79, improving the team times over 34 seconds. Although the Falcons didn’t win, they put...

Talk about a game face. Boys swimmer Nate Hagedorn 23 uses the breaststroke technique during a home swim meet vs. Muscatine. Hagedorn swam multiple races at the swim meet versus Muscatine. I like that [breaststroke] is more challenging than freestyle. It gives me more to do and its a fun stroke,  Hagedorn said.

Just keep swimming

Luke Loving, Reporter January 28, 2021

When you think of swimming with a mask, the first thought that comes to mind may be a scuba diver, wearing all of his scuba gear, swimming deep into the ocean, and looking for hidden treasure. After all,...

The swimming seniors take their final splash

The swimming seniors take their final splash

Kate Kealey, Editor in chief January 19, 2018

Senior Madison Cousins finishes a race against Burlington.

Girls’ swim team holds Senior Night

Madison McNabb, Reporter October 4, 2017

On Tuesday, Oct. 3, West had their final home swim meet of the year. Seniors Courtney Schaeffer, Kassie Remley, McKenna Rommel, Madison Cousins and Mackenzie Evans were all recognized at Senior Night....

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