{"id":276242,"date":"2017-09-02T04:00:09","date_gmt":"2017-09-02T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=276242"},"modified":"2017-09-01T15:31:05","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T22:31:05","slug":"swimming-world-presents-the-x-factor-a-closer-look-at-st-xaviers-2016-17-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-the-x-factor-a-closer-look-at-st-xaviers-2016-17-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Presents “The X Factor,” A Closer Look at St. Xavier’s 2016-17 Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

The X Factor<\/h2>\n

St. Xavier swimmers knew they could do something pretty impressive during the 2016-17 high school season. By \u201cdoing the work and putting in the time,\u201d Coach Tim Beerman\u2019s<\/strong> Aquabombers won Swimming World\u2019s boys\u2019 national high school championships, securing its fourth title to go along with team victories in 1973, 1992 and 2001.<\/p>\n

When asked, head coach Beerman struggled naming leaders on the team because the depth of talent this past season was virtually immeasurable. Eleven of Xavier’s 19 swimmers were seniors, and all 11 ended up scoring at state. Beerman attributes his team’s remarkable tradition of success to Xavier’s long-intact, team-first philosophy.<\/p>\n

It’s living out the philosophy established over the past 30 years. If there’s anything unique about the team this season, it was the buy-in the swimmers had from Day 1. They came in knowing they could do something pretty incredible. And they were willing to do the work and put in the time.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To learn more about the St. Xavier 2016-17 team, check out the September 2017 issue, available now!<\/p>\n

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