Girls Swimming Dominates in Homecoming Meet

Scarlet Gitelson, Editor-in-Chief • September 30, 2025

Junior Greta Temple dives into Greg Baker pool during the 200 yard freestyle relay.

The girls varsity swim team set a season-high score with a 116-44 victory over Trinity High School in their Homecoming meet at the Greg Baker Pool on Friday.

Putting the cherry on top of an extremely successful meet, the team took first place in 10 out of their 11 events. Senior and co-captain Sarina Weinberg delivered a remarkable race in the 500-yard freestyle, clocking in at 7:07.49 to set a new season record for Latin’s team.

Sarina said, “I was really proud of all of the times that we were really close to another girl, and we just locked in. We knew it was Homecoming, we had that energy, and we were able to pull ahead.”

The swim team has its next meet on October 7 at 5 p.m. against Eisenhower High School. They hope to not just walk away with another win, but to show the same enthusiasm they had on Friday. Sophomore Sophia Brodsky said, “Everyone has such a great spirit, super good sportsmanship.”

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Scarlet Gitelson, Editor-in-Chief

Scarlet Gitelson (‘26) is delighted to be serving as one of this year’s Editors-in-Chief. Using her writing, she seeks to promote connection and discourse within the Latin community, and encourages other writers to do the same. Covering content as far-reaching as faculty turnover, anti-LGBTQ+ language, or student of the week, Scarlet is always up for the challenge of a new story. When she isn’t writing for The Forum, she can be found competing on Latin’s Math, Scholastic Bowl, and Ultimate Frisbee teams, endeavoring to find Chicago’s best coffee, re-watching Oppenheimer for the twelfth time, or diving into a fun astrophysics textbook.

Lucia Meno, Managing and Standards Editor

Lucia Meno (’26) is thrilled to spend her third year on The Forum as Managing and Standards Editor. She hopes to cover the stories that make Latin tick, relaying information with both timeliness and accuracy. Outside of The Forum, she is a captain of the varsity girls swim and water polo teams and a head of Women in STEM; she enjoys shopping, baking, and spending time with friends.

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