It's been really easy to bond. There is a lot of enthusiasm, joking and having fun.

What is really fun about it is that you almost always set a new record at every meet.

First you have to actually teach the kids how to swim. Second, you need to show them what a meet is and third, they need to learn how to be a team. I think that they did pretty well with all three.

We hope to be part of the Nutmeg Conference next year. It will make us a little more competitive.

When the girls started out 14 years ago, they only had 14 girls come out for the team. That is how it starts.