Hollie Bonewit-Cron wanted it to happen, but was still surprised when Miami men’s swimming and diving doused her with ice water to celebrate their Mid-American Conference Championship on Thursday, March 7.
“It was just kind of a nice pat on the back, honestly, just to know we were all in this together,” said Bonewit-Cron, the head coach of both the men’s and the women’s swimming and diving teams.
The MAC Championship was the team’s first since 2006, and the end-of-season celebration was a long time coming. The swimmers whoops of joy had been building in their chests since the start of the season – their smiles blooming since the team’s first practice in the fall.