by Courtney Bartholomew, Swimming World College Intern
Since I retired a little over a week ago, I’ve had a lot of people question my decision. While I am not writing this piece to explain my reasoning on why I chose to retire, I think it’s important that people know I am happy with my decision. My decision to retire was not an easy one. For weeks I went back and forth, searching for the answer that would make me the happiest.
I found my answer in the most unexpected place. At ACC Championships after winning the 200 backstroke. As I stood on the podium and looked at my teammates, I decided right then that I was going retire. I realized that my love for the sport of swimming is not the swimming itself. My love for swimming is in my love for my teammates, competing for the University of Virginia, and setting goals with the intentions of reaching them. I realized as I stood there that I had accomplished almost every goal I had set for swimming and I was happy with how my career had gone. I realized I would only be swimming to make others happy, not myself.
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