Boys Swimming and Diving continues its undefeated streak against St. John’s Prep, Suffield Academy, and Loomis.
Boys Swimming and Diving (3–0) dominated its back-to-back dual meets, facing St. John’s Prep (the Prep) on Friday and subsequently competing at a doubleheader against Suffield Academy and Loomis Chaffee (Loomis) on Saturday. Strong individual showings from key athletes propelled the team to success.
Diver Daniel Matloff ’28 described some of the practices leading up to the meets. There was emphasis on ensuring the team entered with confidence.
“We just did what we usually do. We practiced before and focused on the stuff we needed to get to in practice, mainly just doing what we needed and making sure that we felt ready with things that we might have previously not been as good at,” said Matloff.
Swimmer Eric Chang ’28 explained what the team felt facing up against the Prep, known for its depth. While the Prep has strong swimmers, Chang emphasized how team members focused on themselves.
“[The Prep] is a really strong team, that’s true, but our main goal was worrying about how well we could perform and not worrying about what they were doing. We are undefeated so far, and hopefully will continue to be. The biggest thing was focusing on ourselves, trusting our training, and moving forward from there,” said Chang.
Chang highlighted the importance of staying ready between the meets. He recalled how he recovered from his swims to ensure peak performance for race day.
“I’d say a big part [of using the downtime between meets] is warming down. [It’s] similar to soccer. After every game, you guys have a cool down routine: stretching, massage guns … All of that stuff really helps your body rewind and re-gear for the day after. Sleep is also another big thing. Sleep is your superpower, so if you don’t sleep, you can’t [perform]. Those are the biggest things that we did,” said Chang.
Matloff praised Co-Captain David Frahm ’26 for his outstanding performances. Having triumphed in his last four competitions, Frahm continued to dominate with high effort and attention to detail.
“David Frahm, shout out to him. He’s on a four meet [winning] streak. For me, he just does what he does. He goes out there, and every single dive he tries to give it his 100 percent. He focuses on the little things, and it shows in meets,” said Matloff.
After Friday’s meet, the team had to focus on preparing itself mentally and physically. Chang described the mentality shift in the team heading into the second half of the doubleheader.
“We just try and have fun. We always stay open-minded and positive, and what happens, happens. I don’t really think that affects anything. Even if we perform badly, we can get back from that and perform awesome the next day,” said Chang.
Diver Victor Hillier ’28 provided a positive outlook on the team’s future meets. He recapped some of the team’s achievements.
“This meet really pumped the whole team up. Our top divers stepped up, winning and becoming great role models as the rest of the team looked up to them and tried to be more like them,” said Hillier.
Boys Swimming and Diving will continue its season away at Deerfield on Saturday, January 31.
