Team practice begins early in the morning, and the coach reveals that Etta has joined as a coach. They’ll practice both before and after school. They work on endurance, speed, and strength.

The next swim meet happens at Alligator Way Middle School. The team shows that the training is paying off. On the bus ride back, Etta tells the other coach that they have to work on a medley. When they stop at a diner for ice cream, Etta opts to stay on the bus, looking out the window sadly.

At school the next day, as a storm rages, Clara asks Bree to help with her math homework. They also see Keisha, the swimmer who was kicked off Holyoke’s team, pull up with her butler. The coach announces later that Keisha is joining the swim team, and she claims that Keisha will help the team win. The other girls wonder if she came spy on the team. Phillipa also worries that Keisha will take her spot in the relay.

At the third swim meet, Phillipa finds out that she’s sitting out the races. The coach has forgotten that other schools have diving blocks at their pools because they’ve never made it this far before.