The latest edition of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-subscribers can download this issue here. Age group swimmer of the month By Shoshanna Rutemiller Fifteen year old Maryjane (MJ) Neilson is tearing up the pool! The freshly aged Phoenix Swim Club athlete received top honors at the Arizona Long Course Age Group Championships this summer. She won gold in the 400 meter freestyle (4: 29.82), 100-200 butterfly (1: 03.12, 2: 20.22) and 200 IM (2: 26.53). She also finished second in the 400 IM (5: 14.33) and third in the 100 freestyle (59.96). This is not the first time this versatile swimmer has made it onto the podium. Neilson has not lost the 100th butterfly in the last four Arizona Age Group Championships! Even though butterflies do their self-proclaimed “best thing she does in swimming”, their medals in freestyle and IM speak for themselves. But Neilson doesn’t just swim fast at meetings. She has a passion for singing and sang the national anthem before meeting for a swim. In her free time, she volunteers by offering food and care packages to the homeless. She has also trained young swimmers in the YMCA Summer Recreation League! SWIMMING WORLD: WHAT’S THE BEST THAT YOU DO WHILE SWIMMING? MARYJANE NEILSON: Butterfly swimming is probably what I do best. It’s my best loft, with the 200 fly being one of my best – and most popular – events. I’ve always loved swimming butterflies, and it was one of the first swimming strokes I learned. The movement just seemed to feel natural to me. SW: WHAT ARE SOME OF THE HARDEST WORKOUTS / SETS YOU DID? MJN: A set that really sticks in my mind doesn’t seem that difficult now, but it was really challenging at the time. It was shortly after I got promoted to a higher training group and got used to being back in the water after the COVID shutdown. It started with 8 x 175 at 2:15 best stroke (flying) and held your best 200 SCY time which was 2:06 middle for me at that time. In the end, I surprised myself by holding mostly 2:03 seconds. SW: WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE ABOUT SWIMMING? MJN: I love the way it gives me the opportunity to meet a lot of different people from teams from all over the country. I’ve made so many good friends through swimming. Some of my best friends swim on different teams, live in other states, and have been and are some of my toughest competitors. SW: What are you most looking forward to this year? MJN: With a normal high school experience. I spent my entire freshman at home, online because of COVID. I went back to school personally this year and I love it. SW: WHO IS SOMEONE YOU LOOK UP TO WHILE SWIMMING … AND WHY? MJN: I really look up to Hali Flickinger. Some of their best events are some of the biggest “beasts” in swimming – 2Fly and 4IM. It takes intense effort, focus, and challenging training sets to develop the strength and endurance to offset the altitude advantage of taller swimmers. I have the feeling that I have to train and compete harder and stronger, punch by punch, compared to my bigger colleagues. Hali inspires me with what she has achieved in her swimming career. It’s proof that you don’t have to be the tallest in the block to become an elite swimmer, to make it to the Olympic team, to be on the podium and to come home with medals. I would like to get to know her and try out a 200 fly set with her. I would be honored to swim next to her! SW: WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES? MJN: I love doing nails – mine and my friends. Gel and dip are my favorites. I also love playing with my golden retriever Phoebe and – in everything – competing with my twin brother Teddy. Click here to download the full October issue of Swimming World Magazine, available now!
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