Boyd Earns Gamer of the Week Honors
Teays Physical Therapy Center, Inc. and The Putnam Herald are pleased to present this week’s male Gamer of the Week to Brad Boyd of Hurricane Swim.
Brad Boyd of Hurricane Swim has already posted some fast times this year. Boyd is leading the state in the 100 Back Stroke in a time of 53.96 and the 500 Free Style in a time of 4:59.85. The senior also has top 5 performances in the 50, 100, and 200 Free Style and 50 Back Stroke. “Brads in a unique situation this year as he is the only boy on our team. He is always ready to work and puts in a lot of time in the pool and conditioning. He swims six days a week, works out at the gym two to three days per week, and trains year-round,” said Head Swim Coach John Boyd.
Boyd is looking to improve on his placing at last year’s WVSSAC State Championships where he finished second in the 100 Free Style and 200 Individual Medley. “This season has been going really well, I have been dropping a lot of fast times and recently swam the fastest time in the 100 Back Stroke this season. I am excited for championship season to begin,” said Boyd.
Championship season gets underway today with the Putnam County Championships, followed by Mountain State Athletic Conference Championships on January 27th, Region IV Championships on February 4th, and WVSSAC State Championships February 16-18th. “I would like to win both of my events at the high school state championships and keep dropping time so that by the time I get in college, I will be in a better standing, so I can improve even more,” said Boyd.
Boyd will continue his swimming career this fall at the University of Kentucky where he plans to study Information Communication Technology. “I am excited to see what he does the rest of the season, and it has been a real joy to coach the past four years and I am looking forward to seeing what he can do in the future,” said Coach Boyd.
In addition to Swim, Boyd is a member of the National Honor Society at Hurricane.
Please look for other local high school athletes to be named in next week’s male Gamer of the Week Sponsored by Teays Physical Therapy Center, Inc., and The Putnam Herald.