By Sarah Lloyd, Swimming World College Intern
When I started swimming competitively at the age of 8, part of it was my dad’s doing. He had been a swimmer in high school and college before switching to rowing and he did a lot to foster my love of the water. I was a fish from an early age, so joining the summer league team was a natural next step after completing several years of lessons.
My mom, on the other hand, was never a strong swimmer. She liked the pool so that she could lie out in the sun and then jump in to cool off. She was athletic in her own right – she had played field hockey and lacrosse – but swimming was never a sport on her radar. When I started swimming competitively, she dutifully played her part as the supportive parent, even if she had no idea what was going on.
In my early years of competitive swimming, I relied very heavily on my dad. He drove me to almost all of my workouts and meets, sat in the stands, helped me pick out suits and goggles, and was a resource that I could go to if I needed help with something. I remember asking him early on what the word “interval” meant– my coach had been asking a group of 9 and 10-year-olds to stay on the interval, but I don’t think half of us knew what she was talking about.
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