Grade: Senior
Age: 18
Sport: Swimming
Claim to fame/honors: Washington Twp. resident is Scholastic All-American swimmer; has reached the podium two years in a row at high school state meet
Bet you didn’t know … that I love to cook
Words you live by: If you want to be the best, you have to be willing to do things others are not willing to do
Toughest opponent: Myself because in swimming it is just you and the pool
Biggest influence: My teammates who challenge me inside and outside of the pool
Meet-day rituals: My goal on race day it to be as relaxed as possible, so I usually visualize my races and joke around with my friends. The less I think about how much the race is going to hurt, the better.
What’s on your bedroom walls: Swimming goals
When I’m bored I like to … clean my room
Favorite movie: Identity Thief
Person who would play you in a movie: Benedict Cumberbatch
Favorite TV show: NCIS
Favorite musical artist: John Legend
I can’t live without: Pizza
I can live without: 5 a.m. practices
Event you’d like to attend: The Oscars
Favorite book: The Martian
Favorite home-cooked meal: Lasagna rolls
Favorite restaurant: Palomino in Cincinnati
Favorite smell: Kitchen aromas after a long day of cooking
Favorite cereal: Cinnamon Life
Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Banana Republic
Vegetable you won’t eat: None. I am a vegetarian
I’d love to trade places for a day with … Barack Obama
Whose mind would you like to read? My cat
Place where you’d love to travel? Australia
Talent you’d like to have? Dancing
Favorite school subject: Biology
Favorite athlete: Michael Phelps
Favorite team: U.S. Olympic Swimming Team 2016
Favorite Olympic sport: Swimming
Something in the world I’d like to change: People’s perspectives of each other’s differences from disrespecting and hating them to celebrating them
Favorite sports moment: Qualifying for the Junior National Swim Meet in Baltimore
Favorite junk food: Extra Toasty Cheez-its
Best thing about swimming: Being able to train with as well as compete against my teammates
In 10 years, I hope to be … A cardio thoracic surgeon practicing in Boston
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