Albert Lea swimmer hopes to qualify for state in all 4 events

Q: What grade are you in?

A: 12th.

 

Q: What town do you live in, and which school do you attend?

A: I live in Albert Lea and go to Albert Lea High School.

 

Q: Who is your immediate family?

A: My mom, Andrea; dad, Tom; sister, Lexie; and brother, Carter Simon.

 

Q: Which sports do you play?

A: I’m in swimming and golf.

 

Q: What is your favorite part of being on the swimming team?

A: The people on the team. I’ve made my best friends
through swim.

 

Q: What has swimming taught you?

A: It’s taught me to work hard for what you want.

 

Q: What’s your favorite sports memory?

A: Getting third (as a team) at the state swimming meet last year.

 

Q: Which game are you looking forward to most this year?

A: Sections. I want to make it to state in all my events this year. Freshman year I made it in one event; sophomore year, two; and junior year, three. This year, I want to make it all four.

 

Q: How did you get started in swimming?

A: Bailey Sandon talked to me about it in fifth grade.

 

Q: What are your sports-related achievements? 

A: I was (Big Nine) All-Conference sophomore and junior year.

 

Q: Who is your favorite professional athlete? Why?

A: Missy Franklin. I follow her on Twitter. She’s a backstroker and 200 freestyler. (Franklin is a four-time Olympic gold medalist for the U.S. swimming team.)

 

Q: What are your college plans? Major?

A: I want to go to the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and major in biology.

 

Q: What is your dream job?

A: I want to be a dermatologist.

 

Q: What is your favorite school subject? 

A: Math. I’m taking calculus right now. I love it.

 

Q: Who is your favorite teacher? 

A: Wendy Keszler. She teaches physics and chemistry.

 

Q: What are your hobbies? 

A: Shopping, hanging out with friends and my family.

 

Q: What is your favorite TV show?

A: “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.”

 

Q: What is an interesting fact about you?

A: I broke my toe when I was little because I fell out of a treehouse.