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Current age group

40-44

Team

Stray Cats (SRAY)

Started competitively

Although in the water early in life, I started competitively at 8 years old. Competed for a local club team, middle school, high school, college, and post grad swimming.

Favorite event

Lately it’s the 100 free but growing up I was always a 50/100 backstroker branching out into butterfly only as a post-grad long after college.

Favorite Masters meet

I have two. The 2012 Long course nationals in Omaha, and the 2012 EMU coldest meet. Both yielded lifetime best times I was very proud of.

Favorite set

4 x [4×25’s fast underwater kick breakouts on 0:30] each round take 0:30 rest between. It’s a set I do during each workout. It’s meant to prepare you for great underwater kicking and excellent breakouts.

Working on improving

Always kick sets. Half of my workout is dedicated kick sets. I’ll toss in vertical kicking between sets. Anything to improve my kick.

Big goals

I want to be a world-class underwater kicker. If I get anywhere near achieving that goal, it will yield lifetime best times. I work on it every day and I’ve got a long way to go.

Favorite Olympian

Wu Peng of China. A teammate during my training for the 2012 Olympic trials at CW. He is humble, intelligent, funny, extremely talented, and a wonderful teammate.

Outside the pool

I enjoy automotive fabrication and traveling.

Published Jan 1, 2025

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