Just keep swimming

The Bellaire Barracudas Swim Team had a fantastic 2025 season, with a total of 295 swimmers and over 80 who qualified for the Southwest Aquatic League Championship swim meet at Willow Pool. Teammates (pictured, from left) Ilsa Erickson, Emersen Sud, Han Vora, Lily Flinders, Cecilia (Namha) Tran, Mia Torres, Bella Torres, Charlotte Duncan, Madelyn Melville, and Eliana Munro waited poolside for their turn to swim their races in their big final meet of the season. The Barracudas’ head coaches are Sophie McCollum and Natalie Cheng. Assistant coaches included Ani Burris-Richardson, Austin Byun, Carver Hix, Catherine Renshaw, Clara Liu, Jolie Burris-Richardson, Kasen Burris-Richardson, Miranda Wang, Rachel Serna, Reva Sinha, Ryan Osborne, Teresa Cheng, and Valentina Perez.

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