{"id":122339,"date":"2015-02-07T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2015-02-07T16:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=122339"},"modified":"2015-02-06T22:12:56","modified_gmt":"2015-02-07T05:12:56","slug":"strong-woman-mentors-strong-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/strong-woman-mentors-strong-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"A Back Injury Led to A Fulfilling Cause: Strong Women, Strong Girls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By<em> Lauren Williams, Swimming World Intern<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When an injury occurs, there is a moment when every thing is quiet. Then the panic sets in and a million questions rush through our minds: Will I be able to keep swimming? How long will I have to sit out? Can I pull? Can I kick? What do I do now?<\/p>\n<p>For Amanda Wachenfeld, helping girls to gain confidence in themselves was the remedy for a season-ending back injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were never able to completely diagnose what is wrong with my back,\u201d\u00a0 she said. \u201cI was in a lot of pain and whatever inflammation that was occurring in my lower back [would] cause weakness and numbness in my legs and feet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wachenfeld began working with <a href=\"http:\/\/swsg.org\/\">Strong Women, Strong Girls<\/a> after the pain in her lower back forced her to sit out her sophomore season.<\/p>\n<p>SWSG is a mentorship program with chapters along the East Coast from Boston to Pittsburgh. The group aims to foster relationships between college women and preteen girls in local schools and areas to help raise self-confidence and ambition.<\/p>\n<p>To accomplish that, the organization formulated its <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/swsg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Skills-Overview-12-13.pdf\">Countdown to Success S<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/swsg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Skills-Overview-12-13.pdf\">kill<\/a><\/span> curriculum<em>,<\/em> where mentors meet with 10 to 12 girls. Each lesson includes catching up on everyone&#8217;s days, a review of the previous week\u2019s lesson, learning about a contemporary or historical woman, practicing the skills they learned that week and then journaling about it all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt like I wasn\u2019t doing anything with my time,\u201d Wachenfeld, who is also one of the Tufts team captains, said. \u201cNothing felt rewarding. I was just doing schoolwork and hanging out with my friends. I didn\u2019t have swimming to get me up or anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After receiving an email from SWSG inviting her to join their team at the Paul Revere site, Wachenfeld seized the opportunity and has not looked back. The civil engineering major jumped at the chance because she loves working with children.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/amanda-swsg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"122352\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/strong-woman-mentors-strong-girls\/amanda-swsg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/amanda-swsg.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SCH-I535&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1396695163&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"amanda-swsg\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;amanda-swsg&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Amanda Wachenfeld&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/amanda-swsg-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/amanda-swsg-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-122352 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/amanda-swsg-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"amanda-swsg\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before enrolling at Tufts, Wachenfeld built almost six years worth of experience working with children. She worked with a nonprofit for autistic children, taught swim lessons and coached a swim team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always found it really rewarding to try and make a difference in young people\u2019s lives and give them a different perspective on life,\u201d she said. \u00a0\u201cSo I signed up and started the spring semester of my sophomore year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wachenfeld loved the experience and was touched by the girls she worked with. When her junior year began, she made time to continue mentoring and still came away with a strong swim season. \u00a0She finished in the top 10 at the New England Small Colleges Athletic Conference in the 1,650 with a time of 17:33.52.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was great to see how they [the girls] grew from the beginning of the program, where no one really felt comfortable talking to each other\u00a0 to [where] we wouldn\u2019t have a pause in the conversation,\u201d the distance swimmer said.<\/p>\n<p>During the fall semester, Wachenfeld needed to step away from SWSG because of her hectic schedule. While gone, her fellow mentors and mentees missed the energy she brought.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/strong-girls.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"122354\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/strong-woman-mentors-strong-girls\/strong-girls\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/strong-girls.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SCH-I535&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1396696673&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"strong-girls\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;strong-girls&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Amanda Wachenfeld&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/strong-girls-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/strong-girls-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-122354\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/strong-girls-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"strong-girls\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Amanda couldn\u2019t be with us last semester because of class conflicts, I could really feel the weight of the difference without her. Having her strong presence really changed the dynamic of the classroom,\u201d said fellow SWSG mentor Nora Fleming. \u201cThe girls respected and looked up to her. They adored her and they really listened to her like no other person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wachenfeld\u2019s ability to command respect is also prominent on the pool deck. Voted to be one of the captains by her teammates, she not only helps to score points, she is also a person that her teammates turn to.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s not one of those loud, in-your-face type people,\u201d said Tufts Swimming and Diving head coach Nancy Bigelow. \u201cShe definitely has your back- she\u2019s very encouraging. I can be 25 yards away and see her talking to somebody and all a sudden that person starts smiling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With only one week remaining before the conference championships, Wachenfeld wants to make the most out of her experiences in every aspect of her life. \u00a0She acknowledges that it is going to be tough and she plans to take it one step at a time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now I\u2019m most focused on my swimming,\u201d\u00a0 she said. \u201cI\u2019m not just looking for a great season for myself, but for my team. I really want to spend my last season with this team doing really well at our final meet. I think that\u2019ll be a great way to finish my four years.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lauren Williams, Swimming World Intern When an injury occurs, there is a moment when every thing is quiet. 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