In the SwimSwam Podcast dive deeper into the sport you love with insider conversations about swimming. Hosted by Coleman Hodges and Gold Medal Mel Stewart, SwimSwam welcomes both the biggest names in swimming that you already know, and rising stars that you need to get to know, as we break down the past, present, and future of aquatic sports.
We sat down with Morgan Scroggy, the Pan Pacific and World University Games champion who is the lowest-seeded athlete (41st, 200 back) to have made a final at the US Olympic Trials in the last 20 years. This is significant as it was the line USA Swimming decided to make for the Wave II Olympic Trials meet, basing the cuts on the times of the 41st seeded athlete in each event as of the day they came out (January 26, 2021).
Scroggy competed in 3 different Olympic Trials (04, 08, 12) and candidly shares her experience from each of them, highs and lows. She details what the Olympic dream meant to her as an athlete, and what the process of chasing it did for her 10 years removed from her swimming career.
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An amazing competitor! Great motivation g story as well. But I need to correct a fact in this article. My daughter Shannon Draves, was seeded 45th heading into prelims at the 2012 trials. She finished 7th at finals. So while 41st seed to making finals is amazing, Scroggy was not the lowest to make finals in the past two decades.
A great interviewee. Fantastic career. Fascinating insights
Interesting that she made team in an off event. Yeah she was excellent at 200free with definite 4×200 potential. Less pressure on oneself and just having fun?
Can relate to post swim meet career nutrition challenge. Gained 10 lbs immediately after quitting college competition. Put on on another 25-30. Struggle to bring it down.
Yoga as mechanism to cope and keep flexibility and peace is right on. She seems at peace with things, which is awesome. Very mature young lady.
Great story
Oregon represent! Great person, great athlete.
Classy answers, classy person. Proves or me that you aren’t a failure if you don’t make the Olympic team or don’t always reach your goals in life! Thanks Morgan and Coleman!