Breeja larson biography of michael
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‘My setback helped me to find new passions.’ Breeja Larson – Olympic athletes interviewed Episode 112
Christian: Today, I’m joined by Breeja Larson. Breeja is a 2012 Olympic champion, representing the USA in swimming in the 4 x 100-meter relay medley.
Welcome Breeja
Breeja: Thank you so much for having me. I’m very excited to talk today.
How she got into swimming
Christian: Breeja, how did you get into swimming?
Breeja: My family did a lot of summer recreation swim, but I didn’t start competitive swimming until I was about 17 years old.
I didn’t start competitive swimming until I was about 17 years old.
Christian: That’s quite interesting because you won the Olympics at the age of 20, so that’s only three years of competitive swimming.
Breeja: Yes, just about.
Christian: When did you take up swimming for the first time?
Breeja: I probably learned how to swim when I was about 4 or 5 years old just to make sure
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Say hello to Breeja Larson
OMAHA, Neb. -- Since she's arrived in Omaha, 20-year-old Breeja Larson has wanted to säga hello. In the lobby of the hotel or the hallway of the arena or on the deck of the warm-up pool, she's seen the stars of swimming and wanted ingenting more than to extend her grabb, introduce herself and feel like she belongs.
But her coach told her to be a swimmer, not a fan. There would be time for kamratskap later. But little did anyone know that time would komma so fast. Lost in the shuffle of another Ryan Lochte/Michael Phelps showdown and the passing of the torch between Natalie Coughlin and Missy Franklin on onsdag på engelska night was Larson's shocking upset of Rebecca Soni in the 100-meter breaststroke final.
Larson didn't begin competitive swimming until three years ago. It was her first Olympic trials. She was seeded sixth in the event, behind the likes of Soni, world record-holder Jessica Hardy and two-time Olympic silver medalist Amanda Beard. Yet, at the end of t
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Breeja Larson Looking To Join Bowman At ASU, Currently “In Limbo”
Breeja Larson is looking to team up with one of the most accomplished coaches in swimming history as she makes one last charge at next summer’s U.S. Olympic Trials and potentially the Olympic Games.
Larson, 28, had transitioned from training with the Phoenix Swim Club (PSC) elite group over to USC and coach Dave Salo in October of 2019, planning to stay in California through the summer of 2020. But once the COVID-19 pandemic hit, like many, she was forced to readjust and is now aiming to join Bob Bowman‘s pro group at Arizona State University.
“Salo was leaving USC, and kind of retiring from college coaching, and so he didn’t really have a pool,” Larson told SwimSwam in a phone interview. “We didn’t know when the pandemic was going to end, and I was just kind of sitting in my apartment in California with no purpose to be there, really. So I packed up m