Nadia Jackson

Nadia Jackson has been swimming the longest out of her teammates; a total of twelve years. Her parents originally signed her up for lessons, “then I just kind of fell in love with the sport and racing sounded fun,” Jackson says. She has been a three-year varsity swimmer and achieved qualifying for State her sophomore year. Unfortunately during Jackson’s freshman year, when she was a flier, she overused her shoulder which led to several micro tears. It still affects her and is one of the reasons she prefers sprint races over long distances, but she continues to persevere and be one of the best senior swimmers. Jackson’s favorite part about swimming is being alongside her teammates. “It’s just better to know you’re not doing it alone and you’re doing it with your friends,” Jackson comments. This is her last year swimming and her goal this final year is to go to State again.