After leading her Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol girls team to its first-ever Div. 2 state championship, it should come as no surprise that freshman Savanna Townsend has been named swimmer of the year by the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
Here's the full story:
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20091211/GPG020507/912110500/-1/varsity
Few freshman have made as big of an impact at the D2 state meet as Townsend did this past season, but it's always refreshing to hear these kind of "there's no I in team" comments come from someone of her ability: "I wouldn't consider myself the head of the team at all," she told the paper. "The team, the captains, they have a lot of responsibility and they do a great job. It's not just one person that takes the lead."
See this link for the rest of the Press-Gazette's all-area girls swim team:
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20091211/GPG020507/912110499/0/GPG020507/Girls-swimming-Press-Gazette-all-area-team
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My daughter and Savanna have gone head to head for years. At one meet, Savanna was ranked ahead of my daughter for a high point trophy. The Townsends protested, stating that my daughter had touched first in a deciding race and had the results overturned in my daughter's favor. They are a family that can teach other swim families anything they ever need to know about grace, sportsmanship, fostering talent, and creating character. Congratulations to Savanna and her family - I can't think of anyone more deserving of this accolade and the many more that will be bestowed in the exciting years to come. :)
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