My name is Mackenzie Patch. I am currently a rising senior at Exeter High School in Exeter, New Hampshire. I currently swim for Phoenix Swimming, out of Haverhill, Massachusetts and my high school team. This year is my second year swimming for Phoenix Swimming. In order to continue improving in the sport, I knew I had to increase my commitment and surround myself with others that had similar goals of mine. Phoenix Swimming has helped me improve as an athlete and as a person. The increased commitment has shown through significant time drops in my stronger events and my weaker events. I have also matured as a person and have gained many leadership skills.
Academics are just as important to me as athletics. I take pride in balancing academics and athletics which has shown through my class ranking in the top 20% of my class of about 430 students. I enjoy challenging myself to take many honors courses while maintaining a 4.906 GPA.