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By Cassidy Lavigne, Swimming World College Intern.<\/em><\/p>\n

Clarissa Cheam<\/strong>\u00a0completed her first year as a collegiate swimmer at Soka University of America<\/a> at fifteen years old this spring. Cheam was born in Arizona, but raised in Penang, Malaysia where she was home schooled for several years before committing to Soka University and moving back to Arizona with her family.<\/p>\n

Cheam made a name for herself in her first season as the team\u2019s breaststroker, breaking the 200 IM school record twice, as well as being a part of two other school relay team records. Cheam would have been the youngest student at all the schools she was accepted to.<\/p>\n

Swimming World: Can you explain how you ended up being 15 and in college? Was your home schooling accelerated in Malaysia?<\/h3>\n
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CC:<\/strong>\u00a0My parents pulled me out of public school when I was ten, and I\u2019ve been home schooled ever since then. Even when I was public school, I had workbooks with more advanced math, science and English that I\u2019d do for fun when I was done with the homework assigned in school. So when my parents finally suggested homeschooling, I jumped for joy, because what 10 year old would be happy to not have to go to school?<\/p>\n

But even though I abhorred public school, I still had a burning love for learning, so I learned more about the subjects I liked–math, sciences, literature, that sort of thing–and less of the subjects I felt were less important to me–like Bahasa Melayu, and moral, which were both required in Malaysian public schools.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Soka Photography Office<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

SW: Did you skip any grades? How were you able to be college ready 2-3 years before most of your peers?<\/h3>\n
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CC:\u00a0<\/strong>I skipped about three grades. Thinking about it, I don\u2019t really remember which grades I skipped, but rather just sort of accelerated to the point where I am now. I think me being home schooled is one of the reasons why I could be ready so early… I could study and learn anytime and anywhere I wanted.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s so much less stress when there isn\u2019t any peer pressure or parental pressure to get straight A\u2019s and because of that I had a great time even though I was learning at a much faster pace than my peers. I took my SAT\u2019s about 4 years earlier than average. I also have intense concentration, so if I set my mind to studying or completing something, I can shut out any disturbances and go on until I decide to stop.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

SW:\u00a0What was the college recruiting process like as coaches realized how young you were?<\/h3>\n
CC:\u00a0<\/strong>I made sure I mentioned my age when I sent emails to coaches expressing my interest in joining their swim teams. Most coaches were pretty enthusiastic about me, though several coaches had to reconsider because they weren\u2019t sure if the school would take me in. There were a lot of conversations between the admissions councilors and swim coaches about me, and whether I would be allowed to live in the normal dorms with regular students, live with my parents, or not be able to attend at all.<\/div>\n

SW:\u00a0You\u2019re young to be competing at the collegiate level, when did you start swimming?<\/h3>\n

CC:\u00a0<\/strong>I started swimming when I was nine years old, at the end of 2010, so I\u2019ve been swimming for almost six years now.<\/p>\n

SW:\u00a0What was your training like?<\/h3>\n

CC:\u00a0<\/strong>I had a really tough coach. She was from China and she was super strict with everything, so she pushed me really hard. So I guess that might be one of the factors why.<\/p>\n

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Author Lavigne cheering on Cheam at Soka University Aquatics Center, Photo Courtesy: Soka Photography Office<\/p><\/div>\n

SW:\u00a0Is there any grueling set that you still remember?<\/h3>\n

CC:\u00a0<\/strong>The hardest set I swum was 40 x 100, and we swam in meters so it was tough. They were on a 1:30 interval, which is fast for me.<\/p>\n

SW:\u00a0You\u2019re a core member of Soka\u2019s swim team, what is it like being the youngest on the team and having such an important role?<\/h3>\n

CC:\u00a0<\/strong>Sometimes it\u2019s intimidating because I feel so much less experienced than my teammates. But the older members are really nice and take care of me. They inspire me, so it\u2019s really good actually–to learn from the older members.<\/p>\n

SW:\u00a0When you\u2019re racing against athletes who are in their 20\u2019s or 5-6 years older than you, what are your thoughts? How do you mentally \u2018get in the zone\u2019 to swim your own race?<\/h3>\n

CC:\u00a0<\/strong>Again, it\u2019s intimidating because they\u2019re all older than me. But, I feel like it\u2019s a privilege to be able to swim with older swimmers and watch their races and to learn from them. I can ask them for advice. And I feel accomplished when I catch up to them and improve my times.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Soka Photography Office<\/p><\/div>\n

SW:\u00a0What are you most looking forward to in your college swimming career?<\/h3>\n

CC:\u00a0<\/strong>Since I\u2019m here really young, I\u2019m looking forward to continuing to experience the life of a collegiate athlete and college swimming. Since I was home-schooled, I\u2019ve never had to juggle swimming and academics. Learning how to balance that is something I\u2019ve been enjoying as part of the process.<\/p>\n

SW:\u00a0Do you have any advice for younger swimmers competing against older or more experienced ones?<\/h3>\n

CC:<\/strong> Don\u2019t be scared of them! They\u2019re really nice and if you have any questions they\u2019ll help you. You\u2019re as good as they are. And even if you\u2019re not as fast right now, you\u2019ll grow up to be as fast as they are.<\/p>\n

All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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