Shawnee girls swim team wins third state championship

>> CELEBRATIONS AREN'T STOPPING IN SHAWNEE FOR THE GIRL SWIM TEAM AFTER THEIR BIG WIN. THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. MEET MAKING IT A 3RD YEAR IN A ROW TO BE CROWNED CHAMPION EVER THIS WE BROUGHT YOU THIS STORY YESTERDAY TODAY NEWS, 400 LEAST TALK TO THE COACH AND SOME OF THE ATHLETE. THEY SAY THIS WHEN MEANT A LOT OF THE OBSTACLES THEY'VE ENDED UP FACING THIS YEAR. >> EXCITING MOMENTS FOR THE SHAWNEE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SWIM TEAM. >> THAT REACTION AFTER THEY WON THE 5 A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. BUT IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE WON LAST WEEKEND EARLY LAST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY DOES TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS AND THEY FRIDAY'S WIN MADE IT A THREE-PEAT. I KIND OF COLLAPSED OF IT. HONESTLY, I KIND OF DROPPED TO MY KNEES. >> JUST PRAYING, THANKING GOD BECAUSE IT JUST IT. IT WAS. SO IT STILL DOESN'T REALLY FEEL OUT REAL.

THE COACHES AND ATHLETES SAY THIS YEAR WAS HARDER THAN OTHERS. THEIR POOL DAMAGED BY THE APRIL TORNADO LAST YEAR I REALIZED MY SENIOR SEASON WASN'T GOING TO LOOK LIKE ANYTHING I WANTED TO. AND I JUST SAT THERE AND CRIED ON MY BED. >> BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT I CARED ABOUT WAS AFFECTED BY THIS TORNADO, FORCING THEM TO COME UP WITH A NEW GAME PLAN IF THEY WANTED TO WIN CHALLENGE AFTER CHALLENGE LIKE WE WENT THROUGH, PROBABLY LIKE 3 DIFFERENT POOLS. HE MADE CONTACT WITH THE CITIZEN POTAWATOMI NATION. THE FIRE LIKE WELLNESS CENTER, WHICH WAS A 10 YARD BY 10 YARD POOL. >> A TEAM OF DEDICATED ATHLETES PUSHING THROUGH EVERY OBSTACLE ALL THE WAY TO THE KIDS ARE RESILIENT.

THEY ADAPTED. >> THEY BELIEVED IN WHAT WE WE HAD PLANNED FOR HIM. I'M ALL FOR AN UNKNOWN. BELIEVE IN OUR COACHES AND BELIEVE THAT. >> IF WE PUT IN THE WORK RIGHT NOW AND GAVE IT 100% OF WHAT WE GOT THE RESULT TO COME LATER AND THOSE RESULTS CAME TRUE WITH A MASSIVE WIN FOR THE TEAM. >> WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING THIS AGAIN. THREE'S THERESA, NOT ENOUGH. WE WANT FOR. >> IN SHAWNEE HUNTER LEE'S OKLAHOMA'S NEWS 4. >> THEY MIGHT GET 4. HE'S HOPEFUL THE BALL. THEY NORMALLY TRAINING WILL BE REPAIRED B.

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