Favorite thing about
swimming: My favorite thing about
swimming are all the friendships that I have made through this
sport. There are people still in my life who I swam with in
elementary school! These relationships that have been created are
ones that will be with me for the rest of my life and I am so
thankful for that! My other favorite thing about swimming,
especially on Larkey, is when swimming is centralized around being
a team sport. With out the support system of coaches, fellow
athletes, and family cheering you on it is hard to do well in the
pool. This is why I love Larkey, there is more than enough love and
support going around that it really makes it an awesome experience
coaching and swimming for Larkey!
Favorite swimming stroke: Distance
Freestyle
Least favorite swimming stroke: Backstroke
Favorite Pre-Meet Meal: Peanut Butter and
Banana
Favorite post-meet meal: A large
salad
What do you do to help you swim your best?: To help me swim my best I try
to just stay relaxed, have fun and most importantly stay confident!
If I am in a good mood and keep reminding my self of all the hard
work I have put in during practice I know that I can get it done in
the race.
Favorite non-swimming sport: Waterpolo and I love watching
any sort of dance
Hobbies: Running, Reading,
Water-coloring and making collages
Favorite food:
Turkey sandwich and fries from Smart Alec's in Berkeley
Favorite sports team:
I love any sports team at Cal! Go Bears!!
Favorite band:
Daft Punk and Radiohead
What I like to do with my spare time:
I love to workout, hang out with friends, go on adventures, and
feed my addiction to television..
Favorite TV show:
The Office, So You Think You Can Dance
Favorite movie:
Almost Famous
Favorite place:
My home in San Diego
What I am studying in college:
I am studying Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Visual
Images and Representation at UC Berkeley. Go
Bears!!
My favorite thing
about swimming is:
All the friends that I have met and kept through my years in
swimming. In high school it gave me a group to identify with
and to spend a lot of time with. In college it gave me a core
group of friends in a very large school. As a coach, it has
given me more informal ways to get to know students where I teach
and fun ways to encounter lots of enthusiastic kids in the
summer.
Favorite swimming
stroke:
Backstroke
Least favorite
swimming stroke:
I always liked breastroke, but it was always my least competitive
event.
Favorite Pre-Meet
Meal:
Lasagna the night before a meet.
Favorite post-meet
meal:
Tacos
What do you do to
help you swim your best?
I make sure to warm up until I felt energetic and awake—some
events are often earlier than my body seemed ready for, so a long
warm up with some sprints always helps.
Favorite non-swimming
sport:
Basketball
Hobbies:
I have competed in some triathlons and I play some
guitar.
My favorite thing about swimming
is:
The discipline required to achieve your goals
Favorite swimming stroke:
Backstroke
Least favorite swimming stroke:
Breastroke
Favorite Pre-Meet Meal:
Fried egg sandwich
Favorite post-meet meal:
Pizza and ice cream!
What do you do to help you swim your best?:
Keep it all in perspective; I can't do my best all the time, but
by always keeping sight of my goals, I know I can one day get
there. Success doesn't happen in a day.
Favorite non-swimming sport:
Baseball, Football, Basketball, Hockey, Tennis, Water Polo... I
love sports
Hobbies:
Video games!
Favorite food:
Everything. Food is my favorite.
Favorite sports team:
San Francisco Giants for baseball, 49ers for football, Warriors
for basketball, Sharks for hockey
Favorite band:
I have several, but A Day to Remember, Incubus and Circa Survive
are some of my favorites
What I like to do with my spare time:
I like to be active by throwing the football/frisbee/playing
volleyball with friends, or else playing video games with
friends
Favortie TV show:
South Park
Favorite movie:
Princess Bride
Favorite place:
My House
What am I studying in college:
Business Management
My
favorite thing about swimming is:
The people and the friends that I have made.
Favorite swimming stroke:
Breaststroke
Least
favorite swimming stroke:
Butterfly
Favorite Pre-Meet Meal:
Probably either oatmeal with brown sugar and scrambled eggs, or an
egg and cheese baggle. With coffee of
course!
Favorite post-meet meal:
Something big! Like a hamburger and
fries.
What do
you do to help you swim your best?
I swim the best when I am relaxed so I always remind myself to
just have fun and relax when I am at a swim
meet.
Favorite non-swimming sport:
Well I don’t do any other sports but I like to watch
basketball and college football.
Hobbies:
I can’t really think of any, but I REALLY want to learn how
to cook.
Favorite food:
Definitely Mexican! I love burritos.
Favorite sports team:
Any sports team atCal! Go Bears!
Favorite band:
I don’t really have a favorite I love all kinds of music,
except country! I can not stand country!
What I
like to do with my spare time:
I mostly like to just hang out with my
friends.
Favorite TV show:
Modern Family and The Office, I love them both
equally.
Favorite movie:
Mean Girls! I have probably seen it 100 times and it never gets
old.
Favorite place:
I love the beach, so anywhere near the ocean.
What am
I studying in college?
I am an American Studies Major, with an emphasis on Health
Care.
My
favorite thing about swimming is: The social aspect of the sport, including cheering, team
themes, TPing, and friendships. I also love the sport. Usually in
sports such as football, basketball, soccer, and others people need
to be a certain body type in order to excel athletically. In
swimming, technique gets you as far if not farther than physical
ability. You can always swim no matter your age or physical
condition. My favorite thing as a 6 and under was seeing all the
spirited and passionate coaches and 15-18s cheer and have fun while
on this swim team, and that is one of my goals as a coach and
swimmer, to expand and add to the spirit and experience of
Larkey.
Favorite swimming
stroke:
Butterfly and IM
Least favorite swimming
stroke:
Backstroke
Favorite Pre-Meet
Meal:
Powerbar and Gatorade
Favorite post-meet
meal:
Anything and everything, but hamburgers and pizza are
good.
What do you do to help you swim your
best?
Rest and relax, focus on my goal time.
Favorite non-swimming
sport:
Ultimate Frisbee/ Water Polo
Hobbies: Swimming, having a good time,
eating
Favorite food:
Milk, Swedish Fish, Hamburgers, Pizza, almost anything but
straight tomatoes
Favorite sports team:
Larkey Sharks. Then San Francisco Giants
Favorite band:
Don’t have one, most everything sounds good to
me
What I like to do with my spare
time:
Hang with friends, swim, work out, go on
adventures
Favortie TV show:
Wipeout and Lost
Favorite movie:
Jaws
Favorite place:
Any place where I can swim
What am I studying in
college:
Going to be a Senior at Las Lomas High School, but I like
Math.
