Katherine Willis - (Author)

By Katie Willis, SwimmingWorld College Intern From the time of its creation, society had already determined specific gender roles. The socially constructed hierarchy had men placed above women. Men were meant to do the hard labor in life while women were intended to stay at home and care for the hom...

 By Katie Willis, Swimming World College Intern Abbey Weitzeil, 19, has managed to make an explosive debut into elite swimming in a short time. And after having won both the 50 and 100 freestyle at the Olympic Trials in Omaha just weeks ago, Weitzeil is Rio-bound. Since her emergence into the sport,...

By Katie Willis, SwimmingWorld College Intern The idea of keeping a practice log had never struck my mind until hearing Olympic hopeful Caeleb Dressel mention his use of this technique. Dressel writes down his practices, his weight sessions, even his thoughts in a composition notebook. It seems like...

By Katie Willis, SwimmingWorld College Intern The Olympics is a phenomenal global event that only comes around every four years. It brings together athletes of various backgrounds and a population of immense talent for a one-of-a-kind elite competition. This upcoming Olympics is likely to be quite m...

By Katie Willis, Swimming World College Intern I've never liked the concept of having limitations. But we are human, therefore we are incapable of the impossible. Still, I like to believe that there are ways of reaching levels of implausibility. The methods are not simple, they are not guaranteed, b...

By Katie Willis, Swimming World College Intern Swimming is a very team-oriented sport. Day in and day out it's you, the water, and your teammates. And as fellow swimmers, your teammates understand the struggles and the pain. Their presence helps push you through those rough days and celebrate your b...

By Katie Willis, Swimming World College Intern Swimming is all about times. We have goals and goal times. It’s always good to have a plausible goal in mind; it gives you something to strive for. The fault, however, is when we let people expect too much of us. We all have different seas...