Yesterday I took a leap of faith. After 16 years, I have decided to move on from the sport of swimming as an athlete. There are so many emotions that come from this event in my life and I am still trying to process all of those feelings right now. But I have spent sometime thinking about my relationship with the sport. I asked myself “Did I accomplish all of my goals that I had going into college?” To which I answer no I didn’t hit the goals of competing at NCAAs or being on the conference team and winning ACCs. The sport itself can be absolutely brutal on its athletes. But I realized that it’s not all about the trophies, times, or championships. I have come to love that I was given an opportunity to be a part of a second family and learn so many life lessons through the sport of swimming! One of the most important things that I was able to learn was best put in a quote by Rocky Balboa. “It ain’t about hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” Life i...