2025-04-01 Julia Hamstra

Sport(s) Played: Swimming and Track

Q1: Why did you choose the sport(s) that you play?
I chose to do swimming because I had been doing it since I was in first grade and I started track because my parents wanted me to do it and then completely fell in love with the sport.

Q2: What is your favorite Madeira sports memory?
All my favorite memories are being with my teammates before and after relays and competing and racing with my friends.

Q3: How do you get motivated to practice each and every day?
I stay motivated because I have the best friends family and coaches and am super competitive and want to be the best.

Q4: What superpower do you wish you had and how would you use it?
Read minds so I could know what everyone is thinking.

Q5: Which athlete(s) would you like to have dinner with and what would you talk about?
Simone Biles, Sydney McLaughlin, Noah Lyes, JJ McCarthy and we would talk about how they got to be as successful as they are.

Q6: What makes a great teammate?
Great teammates do their best to uplift everyone around them both by actions and results.

Q7: What is on your pre-game playlist?
#1 pre-race song is Run Away.

Q8: What is the funniest thing that you have seen or happened to you in a practice or game?
Funniest thing was all the false starts at the Mariemont meet.

Q9: What is next after you graduate?
Going to the University of Tennessee Knoxville to study Business and Law.

Q10: What advice would you give an 8th grade athlete as they move on to high school sports?
I would tell them to work hard have fun and race hard. And to enjoy their time with their teammates and friends.