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Women's Team
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Laura Bedson
a Senior at Fairfield Warde High School |
What are you looking forward to as you prepare to head down to Fort
Lauderdale? fast swimming, good competition and making my last year as much fun as possible!
What is your favorite event? 100 butterfly
What TV show is not to be missed while in Florida? America's Next Top Model, Greys Anatomy and Scrubs
Do you care who is in the Final Four of March Madness? Georgetown!!
What songs pump you up before a big race? "Right now" by Van Halen and "Bring 'em out" by T.I and Jay-Z
What is your favorite food, movie, book, etc? food: chocolate and mangos, movies: The Holiday and Grease, book: The Bell Jar
Other? Quote, message, goals, etc? "There are no shortcuts to any place worth going." -anon.
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Cydney Eldh
a Senior at Staples High School |
What are you looking forward to as you prepare to head down to Fort
Lauderdale? Having fun and swimming fast for my last year!!!!!
What is your favorite event? 100 breaststroke
What TV show is not to be missed while in Florida? House, The Office, The Hills, and Grey’s Anatomy
Do you care who is in the Final Four of March Madness? Florida
What songs pump you up before a big race? Whatever I feel like listening to at the time
What is your favorite food, movie, book, etc?
Food: Chocolate and cereal
Movie: Wedding Crashers, The Holiday, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Other? Quote, message, goals, etc? Goal: Everyone swims well!
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Savitri Horrigan
a Sophomore at Staples High School |
What are you looking forward to as you prepare to head down to Fort
Lauderdale? I am looking forward to a fun and new experience.
What is your favorite event? 200 breast
What TV show is not to be missed while in Florida? Family Guy and South Park
Do you care who is in the Final Four of March Madness? not really
What songs pump you up before a big race? anything from Aerosmith and Queen
What is your favorite food, movie, book, etc? favorite food: pizza, favorite movie: zoolander and the scarlet pimpernel, favorite dog: pug
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Men's Team
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Andrew Grinalds
a Sophomore at Fairfield Prep
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What are you looking forward to as you prepare to head down to Fort
Lauderdale? I'm looking forward to some fast team swimming, florida weather, and
seeing friends and family who are coming down to cheer.
What is your favorite event? My favorite event is the 200 IM, and hopefully I will make finals in
it.
What TV show is not to be missed while in Florida? SportsCenter is a must.
Do you care who is in the Final Four of March Madness? What is that, soccer? Just kidding. I'm not a big college basketball
fan, I'm more interested opening day for the Yankees.
What songs pump you up before a big race? Anything by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
What is your favorite food, movie, book, etc? Favorite Food: Pasta Alfredo. Favorite Movie: 300. Favorite Book:
Fahrenheit 451.
Other? Quote, message, goals, etc? "I swim with fear, but I am not afraid." Osualdo Torres in an
interview with the New Haven Register. also "I run on the road long before I dance under the lights," and
"To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not,
pretend you are." Both quotes are Muhammad Ali's.
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Cameron Hood
a Junior at Fairfield Warde High School |
What are you looking forward to as you prepare to head down to Fort
Lauderdale? Swimming fast.
What is your favorite event? 500 FR
What TV show is not to be missed while in Florida? Scrubs
Do you care who is in the Final Four of March Madness? Ohio State all the way
What songs pump you up before a big race? "We Fly High"
What is your favorite food, movie, book, etc? Italian
food
Other? Quote, message, goals, etc?
"Pain is temporary, pride is forever"
"When the going gets tough, the sprinters get out"
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Phillip Novotny
a Senior at Fairfield Warde High School
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What are you looking forward to as you prepare to head down to Fort
Lauderdale? The think that i look forward to must is the week of fast swimming ahead
of us
What is your favorite event? Favorite event is the 200/100 Breast
What TV show is not to be missed while in Florida? TV show that i wont miss is Scrubs Do you care who is in the Final Four of March Madness? i havent really taken interest in March Madness
What songs pump you up before a big race? Pump up song would have to bee
odspeed by Anberlin
What is your favorite food, movie, book, etc? Favorite movie is Office Space
Other? Quote, message, goals, etc? "A man can do all things if he but wills them."
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Danny Platow
a Senior at Fairfield Prep |
What are you looking forward to as you prepare to head down to Fort
Lauderdale? I am looking forward to the endless french toast, eggs, and pancakes from the
Halsteads.
What is your favorite event? 200 Fly What TV show is not to be missed while in Florida? 24
Do you care who is in the Final Four of March Madness? Georgetown over Florida
What songs pump you up before a big race? Any and all Techno
What is your favorite food, movie, book, etc? Favorite Food - Wheaties
Favorite Movie - 300
Favorite Book - Fab Five
Favorite Donut- Vanilla Frosting w/ Rainbow Sprinkles
Other? Quote, message, goals, etc? "I swim with fear, but I'm not afraid" - Ozzy "O dot" Torres
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Bart Platow a Sophomore at Fairfield Prep |
What are you looking forward to as you prepare to head down to Fort
Lauderdale? Spending more time with my teammates.
What is your favorite event? 500 Freestyle What TV show is not to be missed while in Florida? Prison Break, 24
Do you care who is in the Final Four of March Madness? Yes
What songs pump you up before a big race? Till I Collapse - Eminem
What is your favorite food, movie, book, etc? Favorite Food: Fried Chicken
Favorite Movie: Napoleon Dynamite
Other? Quote, message, goals, etc? "Meow"- Andrew Grinalds
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Alex Strittmatter a Junior at Hopkins School |
What are you looking forward to as you prepare to head down to Fort
Lauderdale? Swimming the intercoastal and getting bronzed biceps
What is your favorite event? 200 free
What TV show is not to be missed while in Florida? Scrubs and South Park
Do you care who is in the Final Four of March Madness? no
What songs pump you up before a big race? Right Now by Van Halen, 12:51 by The Strokes, whatever song I like at the moment
What is your favorite food, movie, book, etc? Pizza or Quiznos, Taladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby/Wayne's World 2, Harry Potter 7
Other? Quote, message, goals, etc? Peter Griffin: Brian, there's a message in my Alpha Bits. It says
'Oooooooo'!
Brian Griffin: Peter, those are Cheerios. "Excuses are the nails that build the house of failure."
Anything else you would like to add to allow others to know you? I've been training for 8 weeks to battle the sharks and dead fish heads and
garbage in the intercoastal
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Ozzie Torres
a Senior at Fairfield Prep
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What are you looking forward to as you prepare to head down to Fort
Lauderdale? I'm looking forward to fast swimming and a great team effort to pull together some great times on the relays and also to hear some loud cheering. What is your favorite event? My favorite event would have to be the 50 because you just have to dig in and want it more than everyone else. I especially like going against the taller sprinters (and beating them).
What TV show is not to be missed while in Florida? too easy, Sportscenter
Do you care who is in the Final Four of March Madness? I'm pulling for florida since UCONN isn't in this year. hopefully florida can win it all again.
What songs pump you up before a big race? There's just one song that can pump me up for anything ... Remember the name - by Fort Minor
What is your favorite food, movie, book, etc? Food: Lobster Movie: 300, V for vendetta, all the rockies, and fight club
Book: Captain Underpants, a classic series Band: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Other? Quote, message, goals, etc? Quote: From the movie 300 -
Xerxes: How can you ever stand against me when I would gladly kill any one of my men for victory?
Leonidas: And I would die for any one of mine
Goal: Swim faster than i've ever swam in my life. Thats my goal everytime i swim. Anything else you would like to add to allow others to know you? I'm a lefty. I am fluent in spanish (my parents are from ecuador). And I'm either going to attend Bucknell or Loyola College in Maryland next year.
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Christopher Wiederecht
a Sophomore at Staples High School
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What are you looking forward to as you prepare to head down to Fort
Lauderdale? No School, being in Florida with my team mates, Yankees opening Day April 2 What is your favorite event? 100 fly
What TV show is not to be missed while in Florida? ESPN and Friday Night Lights
Do you care who is in the Final Four of March Madness? Not really, I wanted North Carolina
What songs pump you up before a big race? I’m Shipping up to Boston, anything techno-ish
What is your favorite food, movie, book, etc? I like all the Rocky’s, I like Bananas, I don’t read too many books
Other? Quote, message, goals, etc? It would be nice but very hard to final in the 200Fly
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