Vinni Devitis swims his way into the waters
Ever since a young age, Vinni DeVetis, junior, has loved swimming. As years passed by, he grew more and more fond of the sport, leading him to swim competitively.
DeVetis was introduced to swimming through his family. “My two older brothers, Anthony and Dominic, swam before me. We have always just been THAT swim family. I started competitively swimming when I was 4 years old and learned how to swim right here, at NPHS,” Devitis said.
Swimming has always been something DeVetis had fun with. “The thing I really enjoy about swimming is definitely the competition and making new friends from different swim clubs and high school teams,” DeVetis said. “When you make friends from different teams, it makes the competition a lot more exciting and fun for not only you, but the people spectating as well.”
DeVetis divides his time between the two teams he plays on: the Pleasant Valley Swim Team, as well as the NPHS swim team. “Every week I swim at Adolfo Camarillo High School because that is where my club team, PVST, practices. I swim with PVST all year, while I practice with NP during the spring,” DeVetis said.
Robby Doherty, junior, has known DeVetis for a while and clearly sees his passions: religion and swim. “Vinni is most passionate about two things. One, his religion. He is very involved in his church. And two, swimming. He is the best swimmer I know,” Doherty said. “He definitely has his future planned out.”
DeVetis has much support from his friends in regards to his passions. Hitesh Benny, junior, has known DeVetis since the beginning of elementary school and has developed a close bond with DeVetis. “Vinni and I have supported each other for so long that sometimes we know each other even more than we know ourselves. We know whenever the other one is in need of support and we are there,” Benny said.
Benny has witnessed the passion DeVetis has implemented into swimming. “A sport (swimming) which he has turned into a craft. It is said that to be a master at something, it must be completely natural. Vinni has honed his craft, through years of hard work and determination, so that he no longer needs to consciously try, he just does it,” Benny said.
While DeVetis does love swimming, it is not something he sees to be in his future. “I don’t know where my future with swimming is going to go after high school. I definitely plan on becoming a priest and entering the seminary right after high school,” DeVetis said.
