Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Madison, WI, USA |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Wisconsin Aquatics: Madison, WI, USA |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Behavioral Science, Health Science - Pennsylvania State University: United States |
General Interest |
Injuries |
In January 2016 she had an emergency appendectomy that kept her out of action for a month. (inquirer.com, 18 Jul 2019)
In December 2015 she was concussed when she banged her head on the side of the pool. (inquirer.com, 18 Jul 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"When I was a kid, I swam because it was fun and it was always great to get into a cold pool in the hot summer. But as I've gotten older, that's changed. Now, it's about putting in the hard work during training and seeing that hard work pay off in competition." |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
She was named the 2018/19 Pennsylvania State University Female Student-Athlete of the Year. (news.psu.edu, 24 Jun 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at an early age and started taking private lessons at age three. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Things have started to fall in place for me because I have really prioritised what is important in order to swim at my best. In order to swim at this level, you have to give up a lot of things that many people would not do." (inquirer.com, 06 Aug 2018) |
Other information |
TRAINING MOVE
After graduating from Pennsylvania State University in May 2019, she moved to Madison, Wisconsin, to join coach Eric Posegay. "Eric was my coach at Penn State for my sophomore and junior year, and then he made the move to Wisconsin. The training that I had under him was absolutely amazing. For me it was the right career move." (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 16 May 2019, 23 Mar 2019) |
