Zaylie

Zaylie overcame an injury and abdominal surgery in the last year so she can crush high school swim as a freshman!

Placed 36th

in their group

Thank you for generously supporting Zaylie in this year’s competition. Your support helps empower the V Foundation for Cancer Research and the Why Not You Foundation in their respective missions to save lives and empower today's youth to become tomorrow's leaders.

 

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What do they love most about playing their sport(s)?

The friends she makes in swimming because she supports them and they support her.


Who inspires them—on or off the field—and why?

Katie Ledecky and her swim coaches who are all swimmers who have faced and overcome physical and mental challenges just like she has.


What’s one moment in their athletic journey that makes you proudest?

Being seeded 16th at a large multi state meet and then coming back in Finals to take 1st place in the 100 butterfly.

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