Freshman Jasmine Page steadies her breathing as she glides through the water. The swimming pool is the place where she feels most comfortable. She says being in the water feels “familiar,” probably because she has been swimming for most her life, and competing since she was seven.

“When I swim and feel the water rushing over me, it makes me feel like I can do anything,” Page said. “I use swimming as a way to get rid of anger and stress.”

Page, who has placed in multiple events at swim meets, attends swim practice four times a week for an hour and a half each day and said she would practice more, but due to COVID, she can’t.

“I like going to swim practice and pushing my swimming skills,” Page said. “We usually have meets once every month, but I haven’t had many this year. All the swimmers that have a high school swim team are going to one this month. Sadly, our school doesn’t have a team.”

Because Randall doesn’t have a swim team, Page competes on her own and uses her desire to stay in shape and push her body as motivation to perform well and keep going.

“(Swim meets can be) nerve-racking,” Page said. “It is nerve-racking waiting waiting for the timers to say who placed or even gotten disqualified,” Page said. “But I get really excited when they announce the swimmers who place.”