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Month: May 2016
Part of a Legacy
Check out my teammate, fellow open water marathon swimmer, and “lil sis” Abby’s blog! abbygirlrose One of the main reasons I was attracted to Seven Sisters colleges and Smith College in particular is the deep history and legacies, both in academics and swimming, attached to these schools. Between 1984 and 2014 seven Seven Sisters women […]
One Month
One month. Get ready. Longest marathon swim in the world. I’m going the distance. https://www.8bridges.org/more/swimmer-list-2/ read more
The Smith Legacy
The Smith College Athletic Facilities got cosmetic updates! One of the updates is a historical timeline of Smith women accomplishing some massive athletic feats. Some of these accomplishments include: Senda Berenson Abbott of Smith’s athletics department introducing basketball for women (and Smith students being the first college women to play the game) in 1892, Victoria […]
Facebook can be a bitch sometimes
You know those memories that Facebook likes to flash up for you now and then? Sometimes it’s good, you think awwww yeah, I remember that, THANKS Facebook and you hit share as you basque in the glow of your fabulous memory. Then there’s the ones that slap you in the face, the ones you look […]
Music for the Grind
Thanks to my friends at FINIS, I am the proud owner of a FINIS DUO! Unlike other swimp3s which sit in the ear socket, the DUO sits on your temples….therefore, you don’t have to worry about water getting trapped in your ear socket! The sound quality is amazing. It’s a very unique experience. Per usual, […]
Featured: Swimming World Magazine!
Ever wonder how marathon swimming is different from pool swimming? Check this article out! I was recently featured in an article in Swimming World written by my teammate/great friend/lil sis/ future Catalina Channel swim finisher, Abby Bergman! I am quoted alongside the hugely inspirational marathon swimming pioneer, Lynne Cox (Swimming to Antarctica) and one of the 2016 Rio […]
