The Benilde-St. Margaret’s Swim team has been off to a great start this season. A highlight so far for the team was when sophomore Emma Rudowsky broke Breck’s pool record in the 500 yard freestyle. She beat the record with the time of 5.14.21, by one second.
On August 29th the girls swim team took on Breck. Rudowsky was signed up to race in the 500 freestyle event, and she had breaking the pool record in mind. “I went into it trying to break the record and I was a little surprised when I actually did because I was excited,” Rudowsky said.
Rudowsky has been swimming since she was in first grade. Her parents and friends have had the biggest influences on her and her swimming career. “My family and my friends are my biggest supporters because they always ask me questions about it and are really interested in how I do and always push me,” Rudowsky said.
With sections and state only about a month away, Miksch is training Rudowsky to do great and improve even more in the upcoming meets. At practice everyday, Miksch plans very high endurance practices that will help her succeed in the state meet specifically. “Last year in her individual events, Emma was 12th in the 200 free and 6th in the 500 free at state. I fully expect her to place higher in whatever events she swims this year,” Miksch said.
The future of Rudowsky’s swimming career looks bright. She hopes that one day she will have the opportunity to swim at the collegiate level. Her ability to pursue that is very high, considering all the training she does year round. “I only see Emma improving from here. With her work ethic and positive mindset, she’ll continue to succeed in high school and beyond,” Miksch said.