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Swim team using last season’s shortcomings as motivation

Last year, the Brophy Swim Team lost the state championship for the second time in 32 years. Despite this, swim coach Daren Brubaker was proud of his team’s performance “A lot of people wrote us off,” said Brubaker, “but we battled and we overperformed. I think it ended really well.” Coach Brubaker is hoping to […]

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Swim Team Hopes to Get Back on Track

By Edward Hoppensteadt ‘24 THE ROUNDUP After an abruptly ended season last year, the Brophy Swim Team is back on track; as the team moves forward and succeeds this season, they leave the memory of their season being ended in hindsight.  On the heels of their last invite win, “It’s a completely different family each […]

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Swim begins road to 30

Photo by Hunter Franklin’19 | Spencer Blanchard ’20 dives into the water racing against Hamilton along side Xavier. Sept. Thursday 15 2017 By Rory Cunningham  ’18 THE ROUNDUP This coming season, the swim team has set its goals for another state championship, but they also know all the pressure that stands in their way. Senior […]

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Senior Blake commits to Alabama for swimming

Photo by Michael Placenti ’19 – Jack Blake ’17 pulls ahead in 200m Freestyle at the home meet Sept. 10 2015. Blake will swim at Alabama for his college career. By Andrew Howard ’17 THE ROUNDUP In early November, before swim won their 29th straight state championship, captain Jack Blake ’17 committed to Alabama on […]

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Swim team aims for 29th straight state title, seeks national championship

Photo by Andrew Brown ’18 | Brophy swimmers leap into the pool to begin a freestyle race. By Jack Davis ’19 THE ROUNDUP The swim team hopes to capture its 29th consecutive state championship this season and aspires to win its first national championship since 2005. The team is returning most of its roster from […]

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GOP swims upstream with attacks on Trump

Photo Courtesy of Tribune News Service – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, flanked by his daughter Ivanka, left, and his wife Melania Trump, speaks during a primary watch party at the Spartanburg Marriott on Feb. 20, 2016 in Spartanburg, S.C. By Matthew Zacher ’18 THE ROUNDUP The Republican Party is strengthening their attacks on GOP […]

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Swim team continues hard work, optimistic for upcoming season

Photo by Michael Placenti ’19 – Max Wear ’17 practices after school Aug. 26. The swim team looks forward to a succesful season. Swim team adds another strong freshman class, seeks 28th straight state championship By Tyler Conrad ’17 THE ROUNDUP The Brophy swim team has a bit of pressure on their backs—about 27 successful […]

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Brophy swimmers awarded All-American over summer

Photo by Ben Liu ’15 — Brophy swimmers compete in the 2014 season. Seven Brophy swimmers earned recognition as National High School All-Americans this past summer. By Henry Erlandson ’16 THE ROUNDUP The National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association recognized seven Brophy swimmers as National High School All-Americans this past summer for their performances in time […]

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Swimmer Blake sets sights on Olympics, competing for Spanish team

By Chase Bayless ’15 & J.P. Hajjar ’16 THE ROUNDUP Swimmer Jack Blake ’17 officially acquired dual citizenship in Spain with the hopes that he will compete for the country’s swim team in the upcoming Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. As a frequent visitor of the country and whose mother was born there, Blake said he […]

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Swim website headline prompts AIA investigation of Brophy swimmer

By Garrison Murphy ’15 THE ROUNDUP In late October, Athletic Director Mr. Bill Woods received a phone call from the Arizona Interscholastic Association inquiring about swimmer Jack Blake ’15. Mr. Woods said he soon realized the call was part of an investigation of Blake and the athletic department over allegations of his “going pro,” meaning […]

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