Tag Archives: Team Canada

Passion

99 days until the Olympic Qualifier Hey Everyone, This weekend I had a bit of an epiphany. I don’t generally have positive dreams about Synchro…. Its a lot of nightmares of forgetting the routine, doing insane workouts or getting to compete without my competition suit packed (which, embarrassingly, has happened to me), but this weekend IContinueContinue reading “Passion”

Training 

I wake up at 5:30am almost every morning. At least on the days we start at 7am… I eat my breakfast and make some coffee because at 21 years old I already need a good cup of joe to start the day. Within 20 mins I have eaten, packed a bag and am on theContinueContinue reading “Training “

Meeting Clara

160 days until the Qualifier Hey everyone!! Yesterday I had the opportunity to meet Clara Hughes, one of the most decorated and inspirational athletes to date. After reading her book, “Open Heart, Open Mind”, I realized how much she’s been through these last few years. It describes her struggle with depression leading to and during herContinueContinue reading “Meeting Clara”

Out with a bang

Hello All, Well this has been the most incredible, frustrating, life changing and heart wrenching month. As I said in my last post, we definitely had to fight HARD for that last free swim.  The funny thing about big moments like these are all the little pieces that pull the entire experience together. Out ofContinueContinue reading “Out with a bang”

Worlds

Hey Everyone, It’s been a busy few weeks to say the least. Right after our amazing experience at the Pan Am Games, we were immediately brought back down to earth with a training camp in Bratislava, Slovakia. This camp had to be one of the hardest things I’ve done in my synchro career; physically, mentallyContinueContinue reading “Worlds”