Jazmyn Myers '22 Recruiting Profile

My name is Jazmyn Myers and I go to McDowell High School in Erie, Pennsylvania. I have been swimming for as long as I can remember. I started swimming competitively when I was eight years old. When I was younger, I loved swimming butterfly and I still really enjoy it but my interest has since changed to distance freestyle. My favorite and main event is the 500 yard freestyle. I have always considered swimming my outlet. Everytime I get in the water I feel refreshed and I forget about the world surrounding me. If I ever feel anxiety about school or friends, or family, I can always count on swimming to clear my mind and relieve my stress. Because of this, I have fallen in love with the sport. 

I am not quite ready for my swimming career to be over after high school, which is why I want to swim in college. I feel that I have not reached my full athletic potential as I have had many bumps in the road in my swimming career that have hindered my training. I had a very successful freshman year winning Districts in the 500 yard freestyle and being the only 9th grader on the team to make it to States. I also earned “Rookie of the Year” at our awards banquet.  However, I then went through a coaching change my sophomore year from a coach that I had been coached by all my life. It was a difficult change, and I am still continually adapting to it. It has been both positive and negative that a different set of eyes is looking and critiquing my stroke. My junior year also has completely been affected by COVID. From March to September I was not able to be in the water, and since then it has been very inconsistent as to how much we are able to swim. Since this season has started we have been shut down three times, each for multiple weeks or even a month. Even though I kept up dry-land training at home and would run and spin to keep in shape, it has been difficult getting back in “swim shape” every single time. Even though these challenges have been hard, it has also pushed me to try to become a better swimmer and has not hindered my love for the sport.   

I have always wanted to swim at the collegiate level, and doing so would make me feel that all my hard work in and out of the pool has paid off. I have always pushed myself in the pool as well as in the classroom. Other than swimming I enjoy cycling, lifting, and doing cardio workouts to help become a better athlete when I am not in the water. If I get the opportunity to swim collegiately my individual goals are to gain endurance and speed and drop considerable time off every event, as well as gaining strength outside of the pool. I am willing to challenge myself academically and athletically, and push myself to be the best possible student athlete I can be. 

Academically I am looking for a school that will help me become successful in my future career. I currently hold a 4.34 GPA and take multiple AP classes, as well as college classes. I feel that my education is a main priority, so it is important to me to attend a school that feels the same way and wants me to become successful by providing a great education as well as internship and future career opportunities. Also, I am looking for a school that is willing to help balance swimming and academics, helping me strive to meet my goals in each. 

If I were to swim in college, my main goal is to have a positive impact on the team with times that help our team succeed and win, but also to be a supportive teammate and encourage the people around me to push themselves to become the best they can be. My teammates over the years have become like family to me, and I want to have that same bond with my teammates in college and create lifelong friendships.