Personal Statement
Hi! My name is Halle Kuck. I am a currently a sophomore at Roncalli High School in Aberdeen, SD. I began swmming at the age of 7 where I instantly developed a passion for the sport. I have learned many valuable lessons through swimming and overcome many large obstacles. I have learned that in order to achieve success, you must overcome adversity first. Swimming brings many challenges, but those challanges are what fuels my love for the sport.
I am very coachable athlete. I have been fortunate enough to be voted "Most Dedicated" and "Hardest Worker" multiple times by my coaches on my club team. Not only am I coachable, but I am also a very well rounded athlete. I have competed in cross country and track for my high school since 7th grade, and I have been able to compete at both the state cross country and state track meets multiple times. I was also fortunate enough to be twice voted as "Most Valuable Athelete" on my cross country team. I take pride in maintaining a 4.0 GPA and believe that education should be a very large part in my life.
Some of the accomplishments I am most proud of in swimming are competing at Sectionals since I was 12 years old and qualifying for Futures the winter of my 8th grade year. I have been a multiple-time state champion and state record holder in South Dakota. However, what I am most proud of is being a part of my club team's state championship titles in 2014 and 2016, as well as being a part of multiple state record holding relays.
Outside of sports I am very active in my community. I am thankful for the opportunity to teach kids about this wonderful sport through our club team's Learn to Swim program. I also started my own buisness at age 15 where I teach private swim lessons. Swimming collegiately has been a major goal of mine since I was very young, and I would love to pursue that dream in the years to come.