Jacob Sturgeon '25 Recruiting Profile

I found the sport of swimming later than most.  I started swimming just before I turned 10.  When someone asks me why I love swimming all I can say it's fun.  My mom loves to tell the story of when I was 7 and I saw a swim team for the first time.  I jumped up and yelled I AM SO DOING THIS! Unfortunately, the first team I started with didn't take it.  I was newly diagnosed with Autism and ADHD and as a family, we were still trying to figure out where I fit in.   Swimming gives me a place to push myself.  I will give 1000% effort in every event and every practice.  I give a 1000% in my academics.   I don't see my diagnosis as something that holds me back, but as a supper power that helps me see things differently than most.   

Right now I am considered a Junior as I skipped 5th grade but I should be in 10th grade.  I am looking to graduate Next May but I am considering taking a year off and focusing on strengthening my math skills before I head off to college.  This will also give me a year to focus on swimming.  I am looking to enter college in the fall of 2025 with the rest of the kids my age.