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DELOOF |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
United States
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 14 Aug 1994
in Detroit, MI, USA |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Knoxville, TN, USA |
Higher education |
Psychology - University of Michigan: Ann Arbor, MI, USA |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
Her younger sisters Catie and Gabby have also competed internationally in swimming. Catie was part of the US women's 4x100m freestyle relay team that won bronze at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Gabby won silver as a member of the US women's 4x200m freestyle relay team at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. Her other younger sister Jackie swam for the University of Michigan. (Instagram profile, 21 Jun 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 06 Dec 2021; swimswam.com, 01 Jan 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She joined a summer league along with a friend from school. "I swim because I love the sport, and it is something that I am good at." |
General Interest |
Ambitions |
To work as a teacher. (Instagram profile, 29 Nov 2021; swimmingworldmagazine.com, 06 Jun 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at age six in Grosse Pointe Park, MI, United States of America. She first competed at age eight. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English, Spanish |
General Interest |
Other information |
FUTURE PLANS
In 2020 she said that after 2021, she would be retiring from swimming to begin working as a teacher. "I am really excited to start my career as a teacher, so [swimming] will definitely be over after 2021. I know what I want to do when I am done swimming and my goals outside of the pool are there. I can close one chapter and start a new one." (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 06 Jun 2020)
SISTER ACT
She is the oldest of four sisters who have all competed in swimming and all represented the University of Michigan. Her siblings Catie, Gabby and Jackie followed her into the pool after she began swimming at age six. "I am the oldest of the four girls, and I have paved the way for all of my sisters. Yes, I do feel as though I am the leader of the four, but it's never a bother. It's what older siblings do. We all help each other and get along very well." (mlive.com, 25 Jun 2016; usaswimming.org, 18 Aug 2017)
OPEN WATER TRAINING
She and her sisters Catie and Gabby spent time training in the Pacific Ocean in 2020 as part of their programme with Team Elite in San Diego, CA, United States of America. "The first few times I was definitely a little freaked out about it. I don't like that you can't see in the water. It is definitely different. You have to deal with waves and make sure you are going straight. You have to watch out for the surfers and the wildlife. That was the biggest adjustment. One time we saw a seal dive up and down past us. When you start, you have to do the stingray shuffle in the sand so you don't step on one. At one of the beaches, I felt a stingray swim over my feet. It was slimy. We did one in the fall and being able to see the stingrays swim under us. It is not like fresh water, you just never know what is going to be there." (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 06 Jun 2020)
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a master's degree in elementary education at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America. (cwtherapya2.com, 01 Jul 2021; LinkedIn profile, 01 Nov 2021)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has served as a mentor with RISE Athletes, which works with teenage athletes in the area of mindset training and mental health. (Instagram profile, 29 Nov 2021; RISE Athletes Instagram profile, 04 Dec 2021) |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
100m Backstroke |
56.80 |
| 3 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
50m Backstroke |
26.14 |
| 1 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:43.27 |
| 1 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| 1 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
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Pan American Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2019 |
Lima, PER |
100m Backstroke |
1:01.17 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Lima, PER |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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