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By Jaecey Parham, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n

Anniina Ala-Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4 is a sophomore distance swimmer at Rice. She hails from Finland and began her time at Rice as a freshman in the fall of 2013. One year preceding her freshman year, she faced a trying time that has impacted her entire life, including her swimming career and personal mindset. Because of the tragedy, Ala-Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4 lives by words we all could use a dose of – never, never, never, give up.<\/p>\n

Ala-Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4 is the oldest of three children in her family. She said her two younger sisters are more rebellious than she, and tend to have a more wild-child lifestyle.<\/p>\n

Two years ago, when two policemen showed up on the doorstep of her house in Finland, she immediately speculated one of her sister\u2019s had found themselves in typical teenage trouble.<\/p>\n

However, the policemen brought with them news that Ala-Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4\u2019s youngest sister had passed away in an accident.<\/p>\n

She said that her sister Josefiina, at age 15, had just recently acquired her scooter license and had insisted on driving her scooter that night. Her sister\u2019s scooter slipped on wet pavement, her helmet fell off, and her head hit the tire of a large truck, which killed her instantly.<\/p>\n

Ala-Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4 said the experience was surreal, one that is indescribable. Her sister\u2019s death was also nation-wide news, which Ala-Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4 said made her family\u2019s coping even harder.<\/p>\n

She said \u201cnot a lot of things like this happen in Finland so it was in all the newspapers\u2026her face was everywhere,\u201d<\/p>\n

Many swimmers are able to use swimming as a get-away, a way to distract and escape from some of life\u2019s nuisances and curve balls. However, Ala-Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4 said she did not have swimming to help her cope with her sister\u2019s loss. She was having to sit out of the water for two months due to inflammation in her knees and her shoulders.<\/p>\n

The injuries only worsened upon the death of her sister.<\/p>\n

Ala-Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4 said that \u201cbeing so emotionally wrecked and stressed, it definitely makes your injuries worse.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Ala-Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4 was finally able to swim again, she said she realized that her sister wouldn\u2019t want her to sit around grieving. She attended training camps with the national team and at the Finland National meet she said she thought of her sister every time she swam.<\/p>\n

Before her sister\u2019s death, Ala-Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4 said she was solely concerned with swimming. Though getting faster is still an important priority in her life, she said she now values loved ones more than she did prior to her sister\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I value my family and friends more,” Ala-Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4 siad. “Before, I only lived for swimming; my only goal was to get better. I now pay more attention to my relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ala-Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4 said her dad\u2019s influence was what helped her the most in this difficult time. Their relationship bonded because of their mutual love for swimming; her dad, Marti, is the ultimate swim dad. Her dad is the origin of the words she lives by.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad has always told me that I can never, never, never give up,” Ala-Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4 said. “It\u2019s engraved in me. It\u2019s what I always think about when things are hard, whether it\u2019s a race, homework, or the loss of my sister, it\u2019s what helps me get through things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Swimming is tough. Life is tough. Ala-Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4\u2019s personal mindset, which stems from her experiences, should serve to inspire us all to also never, never, never give up.<\/p>\n

Jaecey Parham is a freshman sprinter at Rice. \u00a0Prior to enrolling at Rice, Parham trained with the Lubbock Swim Club since she was nine years old. \u00a0She also competed at Monterey High School, where she was a Texas state champion.<\/em><\/p>\n

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