Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Green Cove Springs, FL, USA |
Higher education |
Health Education - University of Florida: Gainesville, FL, USA |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Horse riding, skydiving, bow shooting, boating. (a.isl.global, 01 Jan 2021) |
Famous relatives |
Her older brother Caeleb has represented the United States of America in swimming, and won seven gold medals between the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. Her older sister Kaitlyn competed in swimming at the 2016 US Olympic Trials in Omaha, NE, United States of America. Her older brother Tyler has competed in the sport at state level in Florida, United States of America. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 04 Dec 2020; swimswam.com, 29 Aug 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 06 Dec 2021; claytodayonline.com, 29 Jun 2016) |
Most influential person in career |
Her family. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 31 Jul 2018) |
Awards and honours |
While competing for Clay High School in Florida, United States of America, she won the All-First Coast Swimmer of the Year award twice. (floridagators.com, 01 Sep 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at age six. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Embrace obstacles to build the resilience required to live a purpose driven life." (a.isl.global, 01 Jan 2021) |
Other information |
SWIM SIBLINGS
She is the youngest of four siblings who have all competed in swimming. Her older brother Caeleb has won seven Olympic gold medals, including five at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. "I'm always going to be proud of Caeleb no matter what. Obviously world records are a big deal, but I'm going to love him no matter what. As my big brother and my teammate, a world record isn't going to change how I look at him or how anybody looks at him. I've always loved being on the same team as Caeleb, being able to train with him, because he is such a hard worker and it shows up in his races. You can just tell he's having fun and enjoying the moment." She says that she considered avoiding studying at the University of Florida in order to limit comparisons to Caeleb, who also attended the university. "While UF was ultimately the right school for me and I have no regrets about choosing to go here, I did have some concerns about being compared to Caeleb. I have been compared to him a lot throughout my swimming career, and I don't take offence to it at all; I just wanted to make my own mark and be my own person. I struggled with comparing myself to my siblings and feeling like I was never as good as them. I would advise younger athletes to be proud of their siblings' successes but never doubt their own potential." (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 04 Dec 2020, 31 Jul 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 06 Dec 2021; claytodayonline.com, 29 Jun 2016) |
