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The Costs of Being a High Level Swimmer
Sally Kohn: Swimming is obviously unnatural for human beings. We don't have gills. It's not a natural ability. So taking a day off, that's not allowed. You pick one thing to prioritize and for me, it was my sport. But there was a lot of social sacrifices. At the collegiate level, you're missing weeks of school at a time. And I missed out on funerals of loved ones because I couldn't leave college to go home. That sounds as if this is crazy. But again, that's just what you have to be willing to do,. especially in a sport like swimming.