Wilbraham & Monson Academy's Xin "Julie" Xiong '20 made the most out of her fall exemption for swimming.
In the Titans' first home meet of the season, Julie set a pool record in the 200 Individual Medley with a time of two minutes, 14.66 seconds, in a meet against Worcester Academy Dec. 5.
Julie also won the 100 butterfly, helping the Titans beat Worcester 58-36 and keep the team undefeated at 2-0.
Julie set the 200 IM school mark a year ago, her first season with the Titans, with a 2:15.02.
Quotes
Julie on why she thinks she set the record: "I think the reason I set the record is for the fall I got an exemption, and I swam in the fall during my (club) practices. This meet was a test to see how I did with the exemption – did I work hard?"
Julie on setting the pool record: "I'm terrible at backstroke. At the meet I realized an opponent was coming on. Then I thought, 'I'm going to do this.' This was a chance at a home meet, so I wanted to try my best. I didn't want to regret what I did. I tried my best. I was surprised by my result because I swam a 2:16 in a previous meet so I did better than I thought."
WMA Coach Dan Moran regarding Julie: "Julie continues to come along. She worked hard all fall and that work has paid off. She continues to get faster and faster and we couldn't be happier."