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Sound Bites: Interview with Ithaca Swimmer Tim Hector



By Tim Donnelly
ESPN Ithaca

 

Recently on ESPN Ithaca’s Between the Lines, host Tim Donnelly spoke with Tim Hector, a member of the Ithaca High School swim team. Hector recently helped lead Ithaca to a team victory at the Hilton invite meet. Here is a snippet of that conversation; to hear the full interview, visit ESPN Ithaca’s on-demand PodCenter at ESPNIthaca.com.

 

Tim Donnelly: Let’s start with the Hilton invite team title, how was your squad able to best the competition and come away with the team victory?

 

Tim Hector: Well, coming into the meet, we weren’t expecting much from our team, ‘cause we knew that we lost a lot of swimmers from last year. So, we were really focused on getting those relays and trying to get our relay times down because those are the big points. So, we were focused on trying to make sure, and stacking our best racers onto the relays.

 

TD: So, as you said, you replaced a lot of talent this year. Has your role grown a little bit? What do you see as your role on the team as one of the swimmers that is capable of winning individual matchups and also a member of some relays?

TH: My role is a little bit greater this year, because we don’t have as dominant a 500 racer as we normally have, I have to try to fill in where they would normally make points. So, I’m going to have to win my individual 100 back and try to at least get my IM time down.

 

TD: You brought up some of your individual races, so let’s talk about those. Tim, you did finish in first place in the 100 back. One of your premier events, you were able to come away with the victory. What are your expectations for you in that event as this season cruises along?

TH: Well, my expectations this year is to make the state cut. Last year, I was about half a second off the state cut and I want to be able to make that. I was able to go to states because I was first in the section, but I’d rather have the actual state cut than just be kind of the runner-up type thing.

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Listen to Between the Lines with Tim Donnelly from 4-5 p.m. weekdays on ESPN Ithaca (1160 AM/107.1 FM) and ESPNIthaca.com.

 

 

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