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The student news site of Coral Gables Senior High School

CavsConnect

The student news site of Coral Gables Senior High School

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Young Clark Kent Apuada poses with his medals at the end of the swim meet.

Kid Superman Swims Past Michael Phelps’s Record

Jesse Zambrano, Features Editor Aug 25, 2018

On July 31, 10-year-old swimming phenom, Clark Kent Apuada, beat Michael Phelps's 23-year-old record in the 100-meter butterfly, leaving fans stunned at his ability and agility. The Long Course Far West...

Senior Camila Torres practices her stroke during swim practice at Ransom Everglades.

Coral Gables Swimming Dives into a New Season

Patrick Ales, Staff Writer Aug 14, 2018

Coming off of a year riddled with obstacles, such as Hurricane Irma, that disrupted their practice schedule, the Coral Gables Swimming team has officially begun preparing for the 2018 fall season. After...

Junior Cavan Wilson leads during the 3200-meter run.

Athlete of the week: Cavan Wilson

Hannah Cordes, Staff Writer Apr 3, 2017

This week's athlete of the week is Cavan Wilson, a track star who won the Greater Miami Athletic Conference in the 3200 meters with a time of 9 minutes and 44 seconds. Wilson is a junior in the IB program...

The girls win their fourth district trophy in a row.

Girls’ Swimming Brings Home Another Trophy

Hannah Cordes, Staff Writer Oct 20, 2016

On Tuesday, Oct. 18, Gables' swimming took on their district championship meet and came back with yet another trophy. The girls' swimming team were District runner-ups and are sending many swimmers to...

Cavalier Swimming Conquers the Cobras

Hannah Cordes and August Field Oct 17, 2016

  On Wednesday, Sep. 28, the Cavalier swim team took on the South Miami Cobras and came out successful, leaving a score of 118-35 for the men's team and 116-37 for the women's team. "This...

Swimming Takes on GMAC

Hannah Cordes, Staff Writer Oct 14, 2016

On Tuesday, Oct. 11, the Cavalier swim team attended the Greater Miami Athletic Conference (GMAC). The girls placed top eight in the conference and kept close with some of the other teams on points; the...

Athlete of the Week- Hannah Cordes and Amir Rasul

Kelsy Pacheco, Staff Writer Nov 13, 2015

This week, junior Hannah Cordes qualified for the 500-meter swim event for States and senior Amir Rasul helped the Cavailer football team by scoring two touchdowns at the game against Southwest. To read...

The girls pose with their third District trophy.

Gables Swimming Takes Third District Title

Cavan Wilson, Sports Editor Nov 8, 2015

On Thursday, Oct. 29, the girls' swimming team captured their third district title in as many years. The boys' team finished strong in fourth, only nine points behind third. It was a great day for the...

The Gables football team remained undefeated throughout the regular season and won the District title.

Fall Sports Recap

Cavan Wilson, Sports Editor Nov 6, 2015

With another fall season nearly tucked away for the Cavaliers, there have been some huge wins. All the sports had very good seasons and look to come back even stronger next year. All of the teams are very...

Gables Swimming Attends GMACs

Robert DeDonatis, Staff Writer Oct 15, 2015

On Thursday, Oct. 8,  Gables was among multiple high schools to venture to The Greater Miami Athletic Conference (GMAC) meet. It was a somewhat gloomy event; our girl Cavaliers took home a satisfying...

The swimmers take their marks at the start of the 50 yard freestyle.

Cavalier Swimming Take on the Tidal Waves

Hannah Cordes, Staff Writer Sep 20, 2015

Friday, Sept. 18, the Cavaliers drove to the MDCC North campus pool to take on Miami Beach High School. The girls came out triumphant with a score of 112-54 this was another one for the books in their...

Cordes helped lead the Lady Cavaliers Swim Team to victory over Southwest & Varela. Cathryn took first place in the 100-meter Fly and was part of the first place Freestyle and Medley Relays teams.

Athlete of the Week: Cathryn Cordes

Kelsy Pacheco, Staff Writer Sep 14, 2015

This athlete of the week, senior Cathryn Cordes, led her team to victory at the swim meet against Valera and Southwest. She was a part of the first place freestyle and medley relay teams and came in first...

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