Valparaiso's Kaitlyn Steffus leavesThursday for the state finals in Indianapolis. | Jeffrey D. Nicholls~Sun-Times Media
Valparaiso's Kaitlyn Steffus works out at Valparaiso High School Wednesday afternoon. Steffus will leave Thursday for the state finals in Indianapolis. | Jeffrey D. Nicholls~Sun-Times Media
Valparaiso's Kaitlyn Steffus works out at Valparaiso High School Wednesday afternoon. Steffus will leave Thursday for the state finals in Indianapolis. | Jeffrey D. Nicholls~Sun-Times Media
Valparaiso's Kaitlyn Steffus gets ready to work out at Valparaiso High School Wednesday afternoon. Steffus will leave Thursday for the state finals in Indianapolis. | Jeffrey D. Nicholls~Sun-Times Media
Valparaiso's Kaitlyn Steffus works out at Valparaiso High School Wednesday afternoon. Steffus will leave Thursday for the state finals in Indianapolis. | Jeffrey D. Nicholls~Sun-Times Media
Valparaiso's Kaitlyn Steffus works out at Valparaiso High School Wednesday afternoon. Steffus will leave Thursday for the state finals in Indianapolis. | Jeffrey D. Nicholls~Sun-Times Media
It may be an age old cliche, but everything goes in cycles. In the constant turnover faced in high school and college sports, that cycle is the rise and fall of talent and depth. And for the Valparaiso girls swimming team in the 2012-13 season, …
