by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
The regular season for the Lancaster High School boys and girls swim teams ends this week and postseason meets will begin next week.
The Region 1A/2A meet will be held Thursday, February 12, at Swim RVA in Chesterfield. All of Lancaster’s swimmers will advance to swim in the regional meet, according to LHS coach Mirko Arbutina, who leads the team for a second season.
Lancaster has had three meets this season and its team has nearly doubled in size, from six last year to 11 this season—seven swimmers on the girls team and four on the boys.
“It’s a young team and I’m a young coach so we’re growing together,” said Arbutina. “We have almost doubled the team size this year and if that continues, we have a chance of not only placing in regular meets but in the region and state level.”
The increased numbers have also allowed the team to….
