Matula shows resiliency with state gold; Magnolia girls take third

The bar took her out of swimming for a year, and it took another sixth months to fully recover after its removal. Since that time, her trajectory a...

February 24, 2023
3:18 AM

The bar took her out of swimming for a year, and it took another sixth months to fully recover after its removal. Since that time, her trajectory as a swimmer has continued to rise. Now, she's reached the pinnacle. Matula continued to show her resilience and captured two medals at the UIL Class 5A state championships Saturday, taking home a gold and a silver after facing elite competition at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. 'It's been really hard but really fun,' Matula said. 'I never really imagined how much I would improve in just two years.

Jon Poorman