I was like, am I the only one singing this Diet Coke commercial to myself?
For those of you who don't know me, my name is Katherine, and as you have learned from the title of this site, I swim. Or used to swim. Either way, I am a former NCAA athlete and competitive swimmer of 16 years who went pro in something other than sports. My (championship) college swim team at Tulane University in New Orleans was cut in 2005, four months after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city I love and turned my life in a completely different, completely unexpected direction.
Until December 8, 2005, swimming was a defining characteristic of my personality. I loved my sport, loved to race, loved to win. Who was I if I wasn't swimming? I've been working to answer that question since that fateful day in 2005, and I continue to swim in many ways. Today I am not so much a swimmer as a runner/elliptical machine enthusiast, but I still love to get in the pool from time to time. I feel as though I am treading water when it comes to balancing my friends, my job, my other hobbies, sleep, and life as a young person in New Orleans, which is endlessly exciting.
These are the stories of my days, my adventures, and perhaps some of the not-so-exciting in between that I feel the need to write down somewhere.
Contact me: katherineswims@gmail.com