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Article: Tinley's Witkowski going swimmingly
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- SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- March 6, 2008
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By Alan Macey
STAFF WRITER
Tinley Park High School senior Mike Witkowski remembers being
terrified of the water when he was little.
"My mom got me started in age-group swimming with the Tinley Park
Sharks at age 7," Witkowski said. "It has been a great experience,
like being part of a family. I'm going to Eastern Illinois University
in the fall and I want to keep swimming. I've got a couple of friends
who go to EIU. I still have the passion to be in the sport. It's a
great cardio fitness workout."
Witkowski, who owns a 3.5 grade-point average, wants to major in
physical education with hopes of being a high school teacher/swimming
coach in the future.
"I've been an age-group ...