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Mia Bullock ’16 Beats the Records

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Varsity girls’ swim team member, Mia Bullock ’16 impressed the entire Staples community as she  has broken three swimming school record including the 100 meter butterfly race,100 meter breaststroke race, and 200 meter individual medley (IM), all of which have  helped lead the swim team to a very successful season.

The first record Mia broke, the 100 meter butterfly, was held for 21 years by Meredeth Wecker  until Bullock beat it in the Staples meter pool during the swim team’s meet against Ridgefield this season on Sept 18. Bullock explained that at first she did not realize her accomplishment until family and friends began congratulating her on the achievement.

“Once I realized that I broke the records, I was in awe and was so incredibly happy to have broken a record being only a sophomore,” Bullock said.

However, in addition to this record, on Oct 16, Bullock succeed in beating two more recording in the girls’ swim team’s meet against Darien: 100 meter breaststroke race and 200 meter IM. While she is proud of all three records she has beaten here at Staples, Bullock said that when she beat the time for the 100 meter breaststroke, she was overjoyed because that is her main stroke.

Head Coach Michael Laux said that when he realized that Bullock had beaten these school records, he was amazed and pleased, but her hard work in previous practices showed she could do it.

“Mia really contributes to the team by working hard at practice, setting an example for the girls, and by swimming great at meets,” Laux said.

Captain Verity Abel agrees with Laux that Bullock sets an example for others on the team because in both meets where Bullock beat the school record,  it really motivated everyone on the team to do their best for the rest of the meet.

“Mia is a great competitor and takes swimming very seriously, so it is exciting for the team to watch her races and see her drive,” Abel said.

Although Bullock has already had such a successful season with the swim team, she continues to work hard and push herself beyond limits at Staples swim team practices and with her club team at Chelsea Piers in order to contribute as much as she can to the success of the swim team.

“I am so happy to be able to represent such an amazing school and such an amazing group of girls,” Bullock said. “I am so honored that I will be remembered for something that I truly love within our school.”

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Andrea Frost, Breaking News Managing Editor
Andrea Frost ’15 is not only a great writer but a very committed dancer at Westport Company. She takes classes in just about every style of dance including ballet, jazz, modern, tap, and point. Though her favorite style of dance to perform is jazz. “It’s the most energetic and you get to be sassy, where with ballet you have many more restrictions,” Frost said. Being the dedicated dancer that she is, she is at the studio ten hours a week (not including her weekend morning classes) honing her skills. Though she doubts that she will bring her talent to a professional stage, she is passionate and hopes to keep dance a part of her life in anyway possible. Balancing dance and Inklings may be difficult, but Frost proves it possible since she is the Breaking News Managing Editor. Which can be attributed to never growing out of  always asking why. However, curiosity wasn’t what first drew Frost into advanced journalism. She said that it is the community that really is the benefit of the paper, going on to further add that it is similar to the company dancers at Westport Company. Possible due to the  close knit fabric of the paper and the friendly yet competitive atmosphere. Whether she is dancing in the Nutcracker or writing her latest piece for Inklings, Frost is passionate and feeds that passion into her writing.

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