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Westwood Horizon

The student news site of Westwood High School.

Westwood Horizon

The student news site of Westwood High School.

Westwood Horizon

The warriors and their family sit and attentively listen to the All State winners. Each family brought their own picnic table and food to minimize the spread of germs.

Warrior Swim and Dive Honored at End of Year Banquet

Victoria Novoa, Photographer May 7, 2021

On Saturday, April 12, the Westwood Swim and Dive team hosted their annual end of the year banquet. Due to some restrictions caused by COVID-19, the banquet this year was held outside and each family...

Sonny Wang 23 rockets to a first-place finish in his 50yd freestyle. Wang tied for first with senior Luke Prior in a time of 20.56.

Varsity Swimming Excels at State Meet

Victoria Novoa, Photographer March 10, 2021

The varsity swim team competed in the State Championships over the last few weeks. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the boys competed on Friday, Feb. 26 and the girls followed along a few weeks later, competing...

Racing to a new best time by over four seconds, Arsh Gupta 23 finishes his 200IM. With new rules implemented this year, each swimmer only had one attempt to advance to Regionals.

Swim and Dive Teams Star at District Meet

Victoria Novoa, Photographer February 15, 2021

The swim and dive team triumphed at the district meet on Thursday, Jan 21. The girls' team, the boys' team, and dive team all took home first place at the district championships.  This year, the...

KyAnh Truong 21 hugs an opposing swimmer after a race last season. Truong announced she will continue her swimming career at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

Swimmer KyAnh Truong ’21 Announces Commitment to Duke

Victoria Novoa, Photographer October 15, 2020

On Monday, Aug. 10, swimmer KyAnh Truong ‘21 announced her verbal commitment to Duke University.  Truong has been swimming since she was six years old, starting off at her summer league swim team,...

Shireen Gore 22 races the 100-yard butterfly on Friday, Sept. 25. Gore and her team in the 200-yard medley were able to place in first in this tri-meet.

Swimming Places First at Tri Meet

Victoria Novoa, Photographer October 1, 2020

On Friday, Sept. 25, the varsity swim team competed at their first meet of the season. Going against McNeil and Vandegrift, the Warriors finished in first place with 259 points.  “I thought the...

Caleb Farris 20 celebrates the 4 x 50-yard free relay victory and the fastest split in the field of 20.28. He is committed to swim Division I at American University in the fall.

Swim and Dive Team Place at Regionals, Take 13 to State

Shreyush Shankar, Photographer February 6, 2020

The Swim & Dive Team competed at Regional Championships in Mansfield, TX, with prelims on Friday, Jan. 31 and finals on Saturday, Feb. 1. The boys' team placed second behind Westlake High School...

The girls 200-yard medley relay team relaxes in the UT warm-up pool.
Photo Courtesy of Matt McBrearty

Swim Dominates at State Championships, Girls Place Eighth

Stephanie Shih, Managing Editor February 22, 2019

The Warrior swim team took on the State Championships at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on Feb. 15 and Feb. 16. Although head coach Matt McBrearty took a total of 11 swimmers, the girls’...

The team poses together after the meet.

Swim & Dive Set Records at Region, 11 Advance to State

Emily Lu, Editor-in-Chief February 5, 2019

Eleven swimmers will represent the Warriors at the State Swim and Dive meet after a triumphant run at the Region III-6A Championships on Feb. 2 and Feb. 3. Competing in one of the strongest regions...

Grace Castelino 20 gets ready to dive in.

Swim and Dive Medal at Districts, Qualify for Regionals

Emily Lu, Editor-in-Chief January 29, 2019

Showing off their traditional bleached hair and orange spirit cone, the swim and dive team conquered at the 11-6A District Championships on Saturday, Jan. 26. The boys captured a runner-up title while...

Austin Nguyen 22 breaststrokes in an event.

Westwood Sweeps Competition at AISD Invitational Meet

Victoria Novoa, Photographer November 13, 2018

On Friday, Nov. 9 the swim team participated in the AISD Invite meet which takes place at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swim Center each year. This year the school districts 5A and 6A competed, meaning...

Cole Hebert 19 takes a breath in freestyle.

Swim and Dive Out-Touched by Vandegrift Vipers

Victoria Novoa, Photographer September 10, 2018

The swim and dive team went up against the Vandegrift Vipers on Sept. 8. Full of exhilarating races, the Warriors fell just short losing by just 150 points. Westwood had some amazing neck-and-neck...

Matthew Lane 18 pulls through his 100 breaststroke.

Swim Team Places Third in AISD Invitational Meet

Amy Ma, Reporter October 23, 2017

The swim team participated in the AISD Invitational meet on Friday, Oct 20. There were two districts, 5A and 6A, and 21 different schools at this meet. The Warriors placed third overall with great...

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