Breyahna Tyme '19 Recruiting Profile

I have been swimming over ten years.  I have played many sports within and outside of school but swimming is the sport I have never stopped doing.  Around the age of seven I started swimming for a club in Canada, at which point I became very successful at a young age.

Later (age 10), I moved to England and made nationals for the first time (age 11) and continued doing so in the following years.  While living in the UK I learnt a lot about myself as a swimmer such as my technique, my love for racing, and that I could excel in backstroke.  Outside of swimming I also learnt a lot about what it means to be diverse in a very unique community.  Being over seas opened my eyes to a bigger world than I knew was out there and showed me how to think and obtain information and act upon it in different ways.  In other words, I think I am culturally rounded.

I moved back to Canada (age 13) three years later and I experienced some adversities. Over the course of two years my adversities tested my abilities to persevere and learn from my mistakes.  However, I'd like to think those two years of adversity led to my determination and unwavering love for the sport to shine through.  No matter how bad it got I could never quit, I had keep going even though it took a toll on me and my confidence took a hit.  Later, I was offered a great opportunity to swim at an amazing facility with and even more amazing coach in Florida.

Leaving Canada and going to Florida (age 15) changed the momentum of my swimming and allowed me to start fresh.  I was much happier with the change and I began to get back the speed I lost.  Every meet was a positive opportunity for improving.  Living abroad from my family for the first time helped me to learn how not to completely rely on my parents for everything.  I learnt how to cope with them not physically being there and not seeing them all the time.  It shaped my growth and helped develop characteristics/qualities that I did not have or were not the strongest.

My parents, who have been to university and played sports during that time have a good understanding of what it means to be a student-athlete.  They have helped guide me and taught me from a young age to understand what that means also.  I am very dedicated and hardworking toward anything I set my mind to which I believe is a good indicator that I am capable of handling a vigorous academic work load and demanding swim schedule.

While my plans for the next few years are still to be determined I know for certain I will continue to develop as a swimmer focused on the objectives to compete as an individual and in team events.  I am confident that I have qualities that will contribute positively to any swim program as a competitor and teammate.