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Show pJ , , - j$ I iiiViwiilliiiBliiii.Wlr'Ift'i.iii.art 'I'nmir n-r-ivffl-'i 'f-i v" vw' " 1. I r- V : i - I ill" n ' ' "'"J U M 1 . il i ! ,j V ; I 1 ) ; . v 1 Diving into this years swimming season are three of the eight Quinn boys to have swam for Bountiful. Currently swimmmg for the Braves are (1 to r) Craig, Jeff and Ted. Quinn Family Leaves Name In Record Books By DAVE WIGHAM BOUNTIFUL Every high school has a family that feeds their athletic programs in various sports. AT BOUNTIFUL the Well-ings Well-ings feed the football program. The Merrils feed the wrestling program and the Quinns feed the swimming program. So far five Quinn boys have gone through the swimming program and left their marks. Steve was the first and he was a state champion in two events. Then came Reed who took third in the state in the 100 yard backstroke. He was followed fol-lowed by Mark who placed in the top four in the state meet in a couple of events. THE FOURTH boy was Tim who placed second at state in the 100 yard breaststoke. Number five was Mike who placed third in both the 50 yard and 100 yard sprints. As if five isn't enough the Quinn household currently have three more sons on the swim team. THERE'S SENIOR Craig, junior Jeff and sophomore Ted on the Braves squad. Of the three Craig is the best-known since he's the defending state champion in both the 50 and 100 yard sprints. "I was all-state all-state last year but this year 1 hope to get all-American. To do that you have to swim a 20.6 second in the 50-yard event. My best is 22. 1 but 1 think with hard work 1 can get there." Hard work isn't the word for what this guy does. On the average av-erage he spends six hours a day in the pool swimming about five miles during that time. He starts the day at 5 a.m. and swims until 7 a.m. and then it's off to school. Following classes clas-ses he's back in the water from 1:30 to 6 p.m. "YOU DON'T start out like that. I remember at first I'd swim maybe two hours a day but to get good you have to be dedicated and willing to work. I honestly want to get up that early and workout," he confessed. con-fessed. The two younger boys spend about four hours each day with their brother in the pool. BEING A brother to all the former swimmers seems to be one of the driving forces behind be-hind the Quinn boys. "Craig wants to beat the times the five older boys established and 1 want to beat Graig. Then too Ted wants to beat both of us." noted Jeff. Just how did the first Quinn brother get involved in swimming? swim-ming? "Steve was good at all sports and successful at all of them, but Reed wasn't. Dad got him in swimming and when he found success at it Steve started up. Ever since then we've all got involved," Ted explained. TED ACTUALLY go his start in great fashion. "We were at Bear Lake water skiing and I was making a fuss about having to spot all the time. I was only five years old at the time. Anyway dad said something some-thing to the effect that if I was tired of riding in the boat I could swim to shore. Then he threw me into the lake and I had to swim to the shore which was about 50 yards away," he confessed. "It wasn't as bad as it sounds," added Craig, "you have to realize there were about ab-out six great swimmers in the boat ready to help out. Ted did good, though and paddled back to shore." CRAIG STARTED swimming swim-ming competitively when he was six years old for the local AAU club. "I was the only Quinn to take lessons though. Dad taught all the others." The same year that older brother Steve was taking state in his events their father, Edward, was teaching Jeff and Ted how to swim. Jeff seems the only Quinn right now that actually knows what events he'll swim at a given meet. Ted is trying out both the sprints and distance events to see which is best suited for his talents while Craig is apt to find himself in any event. "Coach moves me around a lot to see if we can get more points. J.R. Brown is a great sprint man too, so he enters en-ters the sprints and 1 go to other races." IT'S MR. Brown that could help make history. The Braves 400 yard freestyle relay team has an exellent shot at both a state record and state title. The members, of course, the three Quinns and J.R. Brown. Swimming is a big part of the Quinn way of life, but where does it fit on their priority list? "well last summer our sister got married on the same day as a state swim meet. We all swam and then rushed to the reception. Luckily both the swim meet and wedding were in Bountiful," they laughed. THE SPORT has been good to the family as well. "Our den is coverd with awards and each kid has a box with their accomplishments accom-plishments in it," Craig explained. ex-plained. Currently at Bountiful High the Quinn name is behind 11 school records with Craig the holder of five of them. "There are two more I want this season," sea-son," he noted. Following his prep days, Craig hopes to be awarded a scholarship to college col-lege to compete. ALTHOUGH, the Braves have these three fine swimmers, swim-mers, along with some others, they still have problems at dual meets. "Our depth is hard on us. We'll win an event but the other school will take second, third and fourth. In the long run those points catch up to us. It's a different story at region , and state, though,," :they observed. All three pointed to the Woods Cross club as the team to beat for the region crown. "They have a good program and so do we. We know they're good and they know we're good. It will be whoever takes third and fourth in the events that will determine our dual meet. Then it'll be a great battle for the region title," the beamed. TED IS also a great baseball pitcher and plans to try out for the Brave's team this season. Jeff is also involved with the cross country program at . Bountiful. Older brother, Craig, though, has his mind set on one thing. Swimming. "It's what I want to do right now. I know if I slack off someone will beat me, and 1 don't want that to happen." IN CASE you were wondering wonder-ing there is one more Quinn on his way toward the Bountiful program. Todd is currently in the sixth grade and word is he wants to beat all eight of his older brothers' times. |