Name and grade
Kryzjun Shotton, 10th grade (sophomore)
What got you into swimming and why?
“I’ve liked swimming since I was younger so I wanted to give it a try when I heard there was a team back in fifth grade.”
What is your favorite way to swim?
“Either backstroke or freestyle.”
Do you look up to anybody if so who and why?
“Landon Bryk, he was a senior last year. He had really fast times and he was really strong too so I strive to be like him by the time I’m a senior.”
How do you prepare for competitions?
“Typical stuff: Listening to music, getting plenty of rest, eating good food and working.”
What is something you try to remember when you are about to go to a competition?
“It’s all for fun at the end of the day, and as long as I do good in my eyes everything’s alright.”
Did you ever have a humbling experience during swimming?
“In eighth grade I got first in backstroke by 30 seconds, and I thought I’d keep that up in my next event – a relay – and I ended up disqualifying my team.”
What is the highest place you’ve gotten so far in swimming?
“A couple second places and first.”
If you could focus on one thing in swimming, what is it and why?
“Improving my breath capacity because I have breathing problems.”
What is a goal that you are trying to reach in swimming?
“My main goal is always to get a little faster.”
Who has been your biggest supporter?
“My coach and my parents.”
What keeps you going in hopeless times?
“My family, friends and my music.”
What is your day to day schedule when it’s competition week?
“Make sure I’m eating healthy and getting plenty of rest before the day of the meet and really trying hard in practice.”
Did any of your family members swim?
“No, my sister taught me how to swim at the YMCA though.”
Are you going to continue swimming?
“Probably, I’ll likely stick it out until I go to college and that’s when I’ll retire.”