Without a pool to call their own, it can be difficult for a swim team to really come together, but Renton Indians Coach Diane Pavelin said her team is keeping its head above water.

This year, the team, which has to travel to Hazen every day for practices, lost 10 girls from last year’s squad, but Pavelin said her team still has a few swimmers who might make some waves this year.

The Indians finished last season 4-5 overall with a 3-4 record in the Seamount. Top returners from that squad include sophomore Kayla Honmyo, who finished 10th in the league as a freshman last year in the 100-yard freestyle and swam on the team’s state-qualifying relay; Harley Rose, a sophomore who finished fourth in both the 200- and 500-yard freestyle at leagues last season, and Hannah Tunis, a junior who missed leagues and districts last year due to illness but placed in the top 12 as a freshman the year before.

Pavelin said club swimmer Naima Pal, a freshman, is also someone to watch this season.

With only 15 swimmers on the team, Pavelin is keeping her expectations low, but she said the goal this year is to help her individuals place at leagues and districts and hopefully qualify for a relay or two at the state meet.

The Renton swim team opens its season Sept. 18 at the Seamount Jamboree at Hazen and then swims at Foster Sept. 24.