Record Breaker
By: Jordan Pasalaqua
For some people swimming is just a sport to stay in shape or to get out of the house, but for Hunter Wentz it seems as though it’s a way of life.
He started swimming in 2008 at the age of 8 years old. His good friend Joey Smith, whom he played soccer with at the time, had sisters who swam. Joey began swimming when he was 7 years old. Hunter quickly joined the year after.
On January 15th, 2017 at Perry High School, Hunter Wentz broke the 100 breaststroke record for Madison High School which stood at a 1:05.28 from 04-05. He broke it with an outstanding time of 1:05.10! Also on that day, his teammates Collin Douglas, Zach Zembower and Joey Smith broke the 200M record, which stood at a 1:47.22 from 15-16. They broke it with a time of 1:47.01.
Hunter said, “I hadn’t swam the event since last season, so my coach, Mr. Artz, put me in it to see what my time would be and I just happened to break the record.”
Hunter said he felt pretty good during the race, but he didn’t expect to go nearly as fast because he hadn’t done the race in so long. Hunter also enjoys swimming the 500 freestyle and the 200 freestyle when competing. So far Hunter has had three years of school academic awards, and has been a varsity swimmer for three years. Hunter is not only a great swimmer but has been working hard attending Lakeland classes. Hunter’s goal in High School is to break the 200 IM record in swimming and graduate with an associate degree from Lakeland College.
For Hunter’s High School highlight he says the best moment of high school would be his junior year when he started taking Lakeland classes to work towards his goal of graduating with a two year degree. In Hunter’s near future he plans to go to a college out of state and major in either Philosophy or Evolutionary Biology long term. He also plans to go medical school or do some graduate studying. Hunter’s two favorite classes are Biology and Philosophy. His all time favorite music artist is Rootkit, and his favorite movie is Pacific Rim.
Hunter has great outlook on life, is extremely focused and has a bright future ahead of him. He is proof you can surprise even yourself when you are always giving 100%.
He started swimming in 2008 at the age of 8 years old. His good friend Joey Smith, whom he played soccer with at the time, had sisters who swam. Joey began swimming when he was 7 years old. Hunter quickly joined the year after.
On January 15th, 2017 at Perry High School, Hunter Wentz broke the 100 breaststroke record for Madison High School which stood at a 1:05.28 from 04-05. He broke it with an outstanding time of 1:05.10! Also on that day, his teammates Collin Douglas, Zach Zembower and Joey Smith broke the 200M record, which stood at a 1:47.22 from 15-16. They broke it with a time of 1:47.01.
Hunter said, “I hadn’t swam the event since last season, so my coach, Mr. Artz, put me in it to see what my time would be and I just happened to break the record.”
Hunter said he felt pretty good during the race, but he didn’t expect to go nearly as fast because he hadn’t done the race in so long. Hunter also enjoys swimming the 500 freestyle and the 200 freestyle when competing. So far Hunter has had three years of school academic awards, and has been a varsity swimmer for three years. Hunter is not only a great swimmer but has been working hard attending Lakeland classes. Hunter’s goal in High School is to break the 200 IM record in swimming and graduate with an associate degree from Lakeland College.
For Hunter’s High School highlight he says the best moment of high school would be his junior year when he started taking Lakeland classes to work towards his goal of graduating with a two year degree. In Hunter’s near future he plans to go to a college out of state and major in either Philosophy or Evolutionary Biology long term. He also plans to go medical school or do some graduate studying. Hunter’s two favorite classes are Biology and Philosophy. His all time favorite music artist is Rootkit, and his favorite movie is Pacific Rim.
Hunter has great outlook on life, is extremely focused and has a bright future ahead of him. He is proof you can surprise even yourself when you are always giving 100%.
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