Q&A with Niceville HS swimmer Elisabeth Breck
NICEVILLE, Fla. — A Q&A with Elisabeth Breck who is a freshman at Niceville High School and participates in swimming.
Name: Elisabeth Breck
Age: 14
School: Niceville High School
Grade:聽 9th
Sport: Swimming
Team/s: Niceville High School, Coast Aquatics, and Inspire Dance
Sports participated in: Swim, Dance, and plan on running Track and Field
Years in current sport: 9 years swimming / 9 years dancing
What are your personal goals within your sport/athletic dreams?
Elisabeth Breck: My goal for this year鈥檚 high school swim season is to finish in the top 8 at state.聽 I want to compete at a Division 1 school for college.
What is your biggest challenge in your sport, and what do you do to manage this challenge?
Breck: Having to practice in three different pools in three different towns.聽 Also, our pools are 25 yards long, while some of our competitions are in 50 meter pools.聽 This makes it difficult to gain the proper endurance for the 50 meter pools.
What was the best advice you were ever given?
Breck: Always respect your opponents, teammates and coaches.聽 People will always remember how you treated them.
What do you love about your sport?
Breck: I love the competitiveness of the sport and the feeling you get when you are rewarded after you put in all the work and it pays off.聽 I also enjoy the friendships I have made throughout the years.
Do you have a pregame ritual you follow?
Breck: Pasta is a must before meets!
What do you like to do outside of your sport?
Breck: I have been dancing for 9 years. I am on the pre pro dance team at Inspire Ballet.聽 I鈥檓 looking forward to running track and field in the spring.聽 I enjoy running and spending time with my friends.
What has being a member of a team taught you?
Breck: Being a member of a team has encouraged me to always swim my fastest, because we are counting on each other to do the best we can.
What is the best piece of advice you received from a coach or mentor?
Breck: As the mind goes, so does the body.聽 Having a positive mindset will help me reach goals.
Describe a mistake you made while competing and how you overcame it.
Breck: Not warming up enough caused me not to finish a race the way I wanted to finish.聽 It felt like I was going to pass out, I鈥檓 never going to miss a warm up again!
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