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One of the key pieces of advice from coaches and mentors is to be yourself. It's important to stay true to who you are while pursuing your goals, especially in the competitive world of sports and athletics. Another important piece of advice is to keep working hard, take things slowly, and have determination and hope. Despite what others may say, you can achieve your dreams with perseverance. In the world of swimming, focusing on technique is crucial, and in the competitive environment of D1 athletics, it's important to realize that success is about more than just physical ability - technique and strategy play a significant role. Remember, with determination and hard work, your dreams are reachable.

Elliot Elmore | Youngstown State Swimming

I'm on the men's swimming and diving team . Some of the best advice I've been given by coaches and mentors is to really be yourself . Especially in the world of sports and athletics and especially in college , you really need to kind of be yourself in the world of so many different people and stuff and so many a large group of people , you need to really kind of stick out and really show who you are as a person .

Elliot Elmore | Youngstown State Swimming

I've been doing athletics for the past 15 years , so I'm very much used to juggling both a sport and academics and being able to carve out time easily . Some advice I would give is , it's , it's going to be a hard journey . A lot of people in your life are going to tell you that you might not make it , that a lot of this stuff might not be able to be in reach , but I promise you , if you have the determination and the hope of getting it and the dream too , you can achieve it .

Elliot Elmore | Youngstown State Swimming

And I promise you it will be . As long as you keep working hard , keep putting the next step forward , taking it slowly and taking your time in it , you will make it . So my name is Ellie Elmore .

Elliot Elmore | Youngstown State Swimming

Some advice I would give is , it's , it's going to be a hard journey . A lot of people in your life are going to tell you that you might not make it , that a lot of this stuff might not be able to be in reach , but I promise you , if you have the determination and the hope of getting it and the dream too , you can achieve it . A lot of people in your life will say that dream is too far away , that it's not reachable .

Elliot Elmore | Youngstown State Swimming

Some of the best advice I've been given by coaches and mentors is to really be yourself . Especially in the world of sports and athletics and especially in college , you really need to kind of be yourself in the world of so many different people and stuff and so many a large group of people , you need to really kind of stick out and really show who you are as a person . Some of the most important things I focus on in swimming especially is very much technique .