The Lenoir City High School swim team went undefeated for the second season running after getting 180 points to win a tri-meet Saturday with Concord Christian (133 points) and Roane County (46 points).
“Very awesome,” Breanna Halsey, swim team head coach, said. “Something we shoot for and it’s always a goal and it’s a very exciting moment and very proud of all these kids. They come out here and put in hard work every single day, so I think going undefeated is just a testament to what they do and how fast they’ve become throughout the whole season.”
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