Caitlin Elsasser '21 Recruiting Profile

Like many other girls, I have always loved the water.  My mom’s always love to say that I must be a mermaid and perhaps this is somewhat true.   My earliest recollection of swimming occurred well before my first lessons.  It happened when I was baby at the beach with my parents.   I always remembered running towards the water.  The waves would crash and I would laugh at them.  This intense attraction lead me to my swim career.   

At the age of two since I had no fear of the water, I was enrolled by my parents  at a local swim school.  With each new stage, I developed the necessary skills to water safety and confidence.  I craved for more learning and opportunities to swim.  So by the age of 4,  I joined my first competitive swim team. It is there I swam my first few  laps against kids in similar ages or older.   I loved it but still I wanted more!   That summer I joined a swim team for my town.  I was only five swimming 25 yards of freestyle and created the best summer memories.  Since improvement determined my success, I needed to refine my strokes.   That’s when I joined Long Island Swim School.   At the swim school, I refined my stroke with each passing level until eventually I was asked to swim on there team.  Eight years later,  I have swam on Long Island Aquatic Club.  Swimming on this  club, has afford me many opportunities to push myself to the limit and to achieve my goal of becoming a good swimmer.   The  skills taught at my club team helps me conquer the physical and mental challenges of both the sport as well as in life.

Starting on a club team so young, in 7th grade I was successfully able to make my school districts varsity team.   I was the only seventh grader in my entire middle school who made the districts varsity swim team.    In eight grade, I made my first county cut time.  This would not have been possible without being consistent in my efforts.   

Although I have many goals to achieve, I know that when facing a challenge, it is easy to quit. But in order to achieve something, persistence and commitment are essential. By being consistent in my efforts, I know success will be likely.