Declan Nowakowski '21 Recruiting Profile

My love for swim started my freshman year of high school. All I wanted to do was learn how to get faster, better, stronger. Then I met my current coach Jimmy Ohngren he started pushing me farther than I ever thought I could go. He's coached me since my sophomore year and coaches the club team where I swim too. When I started to win races I started thinking hey maybe I'm good at this sport. Now I just keep working and grinding for this next club season, because this is the one that's gonna help me improve even more. So when I come back to my school team in the winter I'm gonna be ready for whoever tries to beat me. But all of this time and effort put in could have happened without the help of my Mom and Dad. They have spent countless hours at my swim meets and driving to and from practice during the summer. I owe my success all to them because without them I wouldn't be the man I am today.