Last year the Lindbergh swim team placed third at the Seamount meet and 12th in districts. Though coach Roger Miron is expecting to stay in the same place in the league standings, he is hoping for improvements to the team all around.

This year’s top returners for the Eagles are Rachel Andelin, Colette Garcia, Avery Knittle, Taylor Jordan and Victoria Yackel. Miron said key losses for the team are Chelsey Guhlke, Jazzlyn Pena and Simone Childs.

Knittle is the only returning swimmer who finished in the top 12 in districts last season, but Miron said he is hoping to add some more names to that list by season’s end.

The coach said his goal is to get as many swimmers as possible qualified for districts and then to focus on states. But as a team, he thinks third place is a realistic goal for the season.

“I think Kennedy and Hazen will be extremely difficult to beat,” he said in an email.

Season opener

Lindbergh opens its season at the Seamount Jamboree on Saturday at Hazen and then opens their dual meet season at Bishop Blanchet on Sept. 22.