Katia Neufeld -Barclay '23 Recruiting Profile

There are many things that have influenced my life. One of the key points that have impacted my life is learning to start over so many times. I have always enjoyed swimming, but I love how I can always show improvement each time I am in the water as well as show my competitive side. Swimming has taught me that anything I put my mind to I can achieve.  Academically In college, I would like to get a degree in the science field preferably in physics or engineering.

As I stated above I have had to learn to start over many times the biggest two in swimming that I have had to start over.  In my 11-12 year seasons of swimming, I had a back injury and had reconstructive foot surgery due to a birth defect. After physical therapy, I got back into the water and had to catch up to my age group at 13 years old on our senior team. In the 2020 season I showed everyone that once again I can come back and compete after missing a lot of water time due to covid I realized that I had hip pain and had to have my hip labral repaired. During my senior year of high school, I had severe shoulder pain and found out that due to my high school coach over-swimming me, I had inflammation and did steroid shots and physical therapy I have come back and shown everyone that I am tough and will not give up. I have shown teachers, coaches, family, and friends that I am a hard worker and can achieve anything I want. In my freshmen year of school, I was on the varsity swim team and had to learn to be a leader without being the captain of the team. This is what I feel sets me apart from other girls in swimming. I am finishing my long course season with my club and will be moving to college to swim with the University of Nebraska Kearney.