Written by Cole Smith – Journalism Staff Reporter

Allatoona’s Athlete of the Week is Samuel Newton. Samuel is a part of our swim and dive team, and Coach Hicks says, “Samuel has lots of positive energy and channels it to have made multiple county cuts as a freshman.” Samuel is a freshman and has been swimming since he was five years old; his favorite swim stroke is distance freestyle while his favorite event is the 500-yard freestyle. Samuel’s advice to other athletes is: “Keep working hard because eventually your hard work will show and pay off.” Congratulations, Samuel!