{"id":573665,"date":"2023-12-07T06:01:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T13:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=573665"},"modified":"2023-12-07T06:01:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T13:01:19","slug":"the-swimlight-getting-to-know-torri-huske-special-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-swimlight-getting-to-know-torri-huske-special-video\/","title":{"rendered":"The SwimLight: Getting to Know Torri Huske (Special Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The SwimLight: Getting to Know Torri Huske <\/strong><\/p>\n

Olympic swimmer Torri Huske has a long list of achievements that make her an established name in the sport of swimming. Huske has had an immense impact on the Stanford University program, thanks to her tremendous talent. Her excellence, too, has been displayed at national competitions<\/a>, and she has flourished on the international stage, including at the Olympic Games<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Huske’s rise to prominence is the result of her dedication to training hard and her genuine love of the sport. As she prepares for the next Olympic Trials, Huske is a living example of how hard work and passion for swimming can pave the way to success.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How did you get into swimming?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was young, my parents just signed me up for as many sports as they could. So I would do ice skating and running. I did pottery class; that\u2019s not athletic, but they just wanted to expose me to as many things as they could and see what stuck and what I liked.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

What was your favorite moment while swimming collegiately at Stanford?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cWinning the 4×200 freestyle relay (at NCAAs) was really cool my freshman year. That was the one we scored highest in and then there\u2019s just something about a relay that\u2019s just so fun, and you\u2019re swimming for each other and the team. I thought it was really fun.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Today, what swimming advice would you give your younger self?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cI think that I would tell myself to just continue working hard, and if you find your passion, stick with it and apply yourself.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

What is your favorite thing about the sport of swimming?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cI would say the community. I think the swim community is really special, and I\u2019ve made so many friends through swimming. But as far as the sport itself, it\u2019s a team sport, but it\u2019s also very much individual, and you\u2019re in your head so much and you just have the thoughts in your brain, and you’re not talking to someone or seeing anything other than the line on the bottom of the pool. It\u2019s very much internal, and I think that’s peaceful in a way. I also like how tangible the evidence is of your growth. It’s very cut and dry. If you drop time, you are improving. I think it’s cool to see those hard, cut, and clear results versus something like soccer, for example. It’s just harder to see. You can tell that you\u2019re improving, but it\u2019s just harder to tell what specifically is getting better.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

What is your training looking like leading up to the Olympic Trials next year?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cMy training is very similar to last year, except that on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I was doing short course, and this year I\u2019m doing long course. So other than that, it’s very similar. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are the double days. It’s also when I lift, and on Saturdays, we just have one practice in the morning. But usually mornings like Monday and Friday will be a little less intense, but a little more yardage, and then afternoons, a lot of the time, are buckets and power, so they\u2019re a little more intense but shorter yardage.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

If you had to survive a zombie apocalypse, what three items would you take with you?<\/b><\/p>\n