Eight boys from the Homestead (HHS) Swim Team participated in an early morning workout at HHS in honor of Grant Freeze, a swimmer who recently passed away in a car accident.

The HHS Boys Swim Team knew Freeze from the Nicolet Swim Team, and some would compete against him at meets. There was a lot of social media posting of Freeze’s favorite workout, and teams all around the state participated in this to honor his legacy. The HHS boys planned this workout as a group and completed the set for Freeze in the early morning.

Although HHS is still looking for a head coach for the boys swim team, Mrs. Julia Hoefs, former boys assistant swim coach, said, “I was just really proud of them. They did this completely unprompted. I was very impressed, and you know that the last thing they probably wanted to do was get up early and do that. But they did it for Freeze, and they knew that it was the right thing to do and just a way to show solidarity.”

As Freeze was a part of the swim community, the team got together and honored his legacy. Many swimmers described how his positivity was something that stuck out about Freeze.

Miles Burke, a sophomore at HHS, said, “I think it really helps to show that swimming is not just a community but it is a family, and how big of an impact and how good of a kid Grant was.”

During this practice, swimmers from all over the state were brought together. This set was to remind people of all the memories they shared with Freeze while doing what he loved: swimming.

Riley Burke, a sophomore at HHS, said, “When we were swimming in the morning, I remembered a lot of the relays I used to be on with him. I remember it was really cool for him because it was one of his first gold medals at state.”