Samantha Swan '13 Recruiting Profile

In spite of being committed to playing at Miramar community college, I still hope to transfer and play polo at a 4 year college. If interested, please contact me at [email protected] as I hope to further my skill at the community college level. Thank you.

When I started water polo, I just thought of it as a fun way to make new friends but everything changed the second I played my first game. Water polo has become the one thing that is always on my mind ever since. I am passionate about it and constantly striving to improve. Nothing is more satisfying to me than learning a new skill in practice and then using it in a pivotal play and getting the job done. Going on to college and playing polo is my goal and when I set goals I achieve them. My life has been revolving around water polo for the last three years and I do not plan on stopping that any time soon. 

Through water polo I have learned to be a leader and take charge of my own destiny. In practice when girls are goofing off, I have always been the one to tell them to focus and get back to work. Water polo is a team sport and every single position plays a part, I can play at 110% but that is not enough to get an entire play to work. Teamwork has been something that I've learned to embrace as a result. 

I am and have always been a hard worker. When I am on a mission to achieve a goal, nothing can stop me. My hard work is what I attribute all of my successes to. Nothing has ever been given to me so via a ironclad work ethic, I have overcome barriers that I have encountered. Freshman and Sophomore years in my academics are not something I am proud of. I did not realise the impact it would have, and ever since I have made the goal to play water polo collegiately, I have not had a grade below a B. I've managed to turn my academics around because of a goal that I set and my drive to reach it. 

Thank you for your time.