Dorr tense in school, lets go with water polo

New behind the wheel, junior Wendy Dorr skillfully maneuvers her car, taking the first few weeks of being a new driver careful. Cautious behind the wheel and perfectionist in the classroom, Dorr lets loose when she’s in a pool, and is at her prime playing water polo.

Dorr, who started playing water polo when she was 11, began on a club team.

“I began playing with a small team that was called Tsunami,” Dorr said. “I was the youngest by far, with the next youngest on the team being a seventh grader. I learned to practice, and play with older girls as I developed the frame of mind to deal with being the baby on the team and look up to my teammates.”

Learning to respect her teammates came in handy when she started out on the varsity team her freshman year. As the youngest on the team, she made it a priority to progress throughout the season.

Dorr loves playing water polo for various reasons, both inside and outside of the pool.

“I love that in water polo you can relax as long as you’re not moving because it is easy to tread water and float,” Dorr said. “I also love the friendship on the team because you can splash your friend, dunk them, and pull on their feet.”

The team bond is a strong one that keeps the girls tight, a united team.

“We play together, relax on the pool deck together, shower together, and change together which has made us become a closely knit team,” Dorr said. “I love knowing that the girls next to me on my team are tough and are fighters so we easily rough house and throw each other in the pool.”

Although the times spent in the water are fun and memorable with the team, there are demanding aspects of the game and season.

“I think the most challenging part of water polo is countering (swimming back and forth in the pool) because it is tiring and if you cannot keep up with the girl on the other team I get frustrated. So conditioning is a big part of the sport for me,” Dorr said.

Outside of the water world, Dorr leads a busy life, keeping up with school and extra curricular activities, such as various clubs on campus.

Behind it all, Dorr has one factor that keeps her going.

“The number one thing that keeps my life right side up is my religion and my faith in God,” Dorr said. “That will always be the focus of my life and for everything I do, the glory goes to God.”

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