My Journey Abroad – University of Nebraska

Continued success

While my time in the pool here at Nebraska has been filled with incredible highs and lows, including podium finishes and career-worst performances, I can’t help but feel an overwhelming sense of gratitude for each and every moment.

After all, they have led me to a final 2022-2023 season that has, undoubtedly, been the best of my career.

I swam my way to victories and runner-up performances in both the 500 freestyle as well as the 200 butterfly and was a contributing member of top-placing relay teams in multiple meets throughout the season.

At this year’s 2023 Big Ten Championship Meet, I shattered the school record in the 500 freestyle and went on to notch an eighth-place podium finish, and an A final in the 200 free and the 200 fly for Husker Nation.

I am honored to have accomplished all this while representing my family, my teammates and coaches, and most of all, the scarlet and cream.

I promised myself at the start of this fifth season in my collegiate career that I would approach every competition with a positive attitude, a willingness to live in the moment, and a determined mindset to be the best senior leader that I could be for these outstanding athletes and this prestigious university.

This week, I have the great honor of returning to my home country and competing in the British Championships.

I will have the opportunity to put on full display the impact that my time in the United States, and more specifically here at the University of Nebraska, has had on my swimming ability and my life as a whole.

No matter where this journey of life leads me, I will always be grateful for this positive impact and for all of the love and support that I have received throughout my time in this wonderful community.

While it will be difficult to leave at the conclusion of this final semester, I plan to return to England and hope to attend school to become an occupational therapist.

But, just as it always has, swimming will remain at the center of my world.

After all, it has led me on this incredible journey abroad, and there is not a single moment that I would ever change.