Megan Sego

With an impressive second place finish in the 100-yard butterfly, and a time of 57:84, only 4 seconds less than the first-place winner, junior Megan Sego had a solid season this year.

“The highlight of sectionals was listening to the results at the end of the meet and all of my teammates and I jumping up and down when we heard that we won,” Sego said.

Sego, from Batavia High School, would not have the opportunity to swim for a high school team if not f0r WEGO’s coop arrangement. Neither Batavia nor Geneva has an indoor swimming pool on campus, nor in the local community.

“I would say that we work together very well. I think that by having more people on the team by sharing as a co-op, we get to learn more about each other and be able to treat everyone as one team,” Sego said.

She enjoys the team’s bonding activities, which include “pasta parties, weekend hang outs, and chants and cheers during meets to keep us going.”

Like many of the swimmers heading into state, Sego mentioned that maintaining a positive mentality before a race can be a struggle. However, she looks back on the 2023 as her favorite thus far.

“I had so many friends on the team and new people that I befriended along the way. We had some highs like winning many duel meets and bigger meets, and some lows, whether it was losing or maybe giving up in ourselves at times, but we found ways to break through it,” Sego said.