Girls & Women in Sports

Women's Swimming

  


I.    What song or songs gets your team motivated for competition or to train?  Please provide the title and artist for each.
Taylor Swift- Love Story, Hey Stephen
Lady Gaga- Just Dance
New Radicals- You only get what you give
JockJams!!!

II.    What is your team’s most memorable experience from your last or current season of competition?
Training trip to Florida and all the team bonding experiences. 


III.    Does your team have a funny moment or story?  If so, what happened?
The day our bus broke down.  We were on the bus forever and Michelle decided it would be more comfortable in the overhead compartment.  She climbed in and hung out up there.
Blair and her harmonica.  She plays it all the time, or thinks she can play it. ☺
The day Blair broke out into a dance during warm-ups to the Thriller. 

IV.    What are the game day rituals for your team?
Wake-up swim
Breakfast
Pre-meet warm-up with lots of stretching
Meeting with Pat
Prayer
Cheer
SWIM

V.    What community service is your team involved with?
Relay for life
Special Olympics
Swimming clinics
Swimming lessons
YMCA swimming coaches

VI.    What advice does your team have to offer to young students involved with your sport?
Do what you love. 
Believe in yourself and you can accomplish anything.
Keep a balance in your life.  It’s important to do well in school, in the pool, and have a social life. 

VII.    Does your team have any role models in your sport or in athletics in general?
Michael Phelps
Katie Hoff (met in real life)
Brendan Hansen (met in real life)

VIII.    Please provide 5 fun facts about your team.
We have an annual handstand competition where the world’s best handstanders face off in a battle.
We have eating competitions.
WE LOVE CHOCLATE CHIP MUFFINS!!!!
Armando (at Torvian) is our favorite breakfast maker ever. 
We have two team mates, one from Mars and one from Moon. 
We have a Christmas cookie decorating party.
We are oddly obsessed with yoga when stretching.
We can out eat any team...even the football team and proved it last year at the hamburger eating contest.