Jessie Linton '18 Recruiting Profile

I swam while I was in middle school, but than stepped away from the sport to pursue my passion of dance. I enjoyed dance while I was there and was often called a "natural",  but I gave it up due to how expensive it was.  I then began to have the desire to be back in the pool. I began swimming again my junior year of high school. At the beginning of the season I came in not quite in swimming shape and my times were not what I hoped they had been -- then again I hadn't swam in almost 4 years. As my first season back in the pool progressed, so did my times. I knocked off over 10 seconds in my 50 Y Freestyle and 12 seconds in my 100 Y Freestyle.

I find myself to be ultra competitive while in the water. Since my season has ended I have been training 6 days a week with another swimmer at my local YMCA, using the same techniques and training tools we used throughout our season. I also joined  club swimming team towards the end of summer to make sure entering next season I am at my very best. 

With regards to my studies my dad always told me that he's never seen someone put as many hours into studying as I do. I am not a natural student in all of my classes or a great test taker. I, however, refuse to let that be a reason to fail, so while I am not swimming, I am putting in a lot of time into studying and reading to make sure I do my very best in each class.

My dad passed away this summer from cancer and I told him I would put my all into swimming my senior year and make it to state in swimming.  

I want to attend a college where I can not only push myself in the the pool, but also in the classroom and personally. I want to develop and grow as a person wherever I attend school and I want that growth to be positive. I am not into the party scene; I have no time for that in my life. I have way too many goals in my life to make time for self-destruction.

I have been to Liberia, Africa 3 times since I was 16, and have been a regular volunteer for the non-profit organization Hope2Liberia for 2 years.