Greetings Everyone it's almost the Thanksgiving Holiday finally a week off froM Swimming it's gonna be nice to Relax and sleep and Watch Football Finally things are going great for me for the Most part im getting Preperations for Indianapolis these next 3 weekends in a Row First will be Thanksgiving then the Following week an Engaggement party For my Brother and future sister in law then the week after that It's down to Indianapolis for Fins Indianapolis winter Invite how exciting things are great Thus Trainning sessions have been going well for the most part not complaining except morning Pratice taking a toll so i decided to sleep in a little this morning I'll Resume back to Morning pratices when i get Ready for Indianapolis untill then Im dreaming Big Dreams and im getting after it life is pretty good for the most part We'll in the mean time Keep Swimming hard to all you dreamers out there I will update sometime after the Christmas holiday untill then Happy Swimming and Follow your dreams..

K-Will :) 

Swimming season has gotten off with a bang although pratices this week are mornings for me only due to bein sick with sinus infection possible strep and chest cold that seems like it won't leave me i swim next week in a pro invite at my alma mater Penn High school im pretty excited but although bein sick i might not swim as well because its still in my chest im doing what ever to get rid of it but it won't leave me.. my goal this season is to meet olympian swimmer peter vanderkaay if time permits but we'll see untill then happy swimming

*KT

Gosh,

It's hard to believe in a couple of weeks i'll be back in the Swimming Pool.. I took some time off during the summer months but I helped out my coach durring the Privete swim club swim meets witch was alot of fun and watching those kids swim made me more Hungry to get back in the swimming pool special olympics state meer went well this summer took state in the 100 IM and i was really happy finished Runner up in my 50 free but Dropped time so i was really pleased my goals for the winter are to Train hard so i can chase my dream next summer because i've been waiting since i was 5 years old to Live an olympic dream and thatz to go to Greece in 2011 but i'm gonna have to show alot of heart and soul for the next 10 months and i believe in my self and i can and i will.. Summer has been great Watching Michael Phelps Compete on Tv in Rome has helped me as well as Ryan Lochte.. Lochte makes me feel so hungry when i watch him swim Well I hope everyone is doing well Continue to dream big dream.. I'm off to bed Cardio in the Morning..
Happy Swimming talk to everyone in the comming months

K-Will :)

Hi Everyone, I feel like an idiot i've not kept up with my blogs my bad.. I guess with me not swimming all summer i finally got back in to the Progam of Updating this thing i'm going to be out for a while im going to be watching Ryan Lochte swim in the Olympics and Takin a Trip to NY city to swim Train out there for 2 days im pretty excited then when I return it's back to business in the swimming pool.. But bein a State champion swimmer in 2008 doesn't mean im finished i will be Putting a Gruling Schdual this Fall Swimming 5-6 Nights a week along with 2 Morning Pratices a week and Weight Room at least 3 times a week because i Wanna be successful.. Well I'll be in touch soon untill then
Happy Swimming

*KT*

Greetings

This weekend marks the end of my 2007-08 winter swim season at warren central High School In Indianapolis if i make a divisonal cut in the 50 Freestyle or a state cut that will be a dream for me... I've also been accepted to work the 2008 olympic trials in nebraska haven't decided if i'll take it yet won't know for a couple more weeks... Swimming has been a challange.. I'll train a couple weeks in April then it's California April 15th through the 24th I can't wait to leave south bend for 8 days and 2 travel days it's gonna be so much fun to get away.. Things are going pretty good else wise... Well im off to pack then get some sleep untill then

KEEP DREAMING

*KT

Wow,

I'm involved with special olympics indiana and i'm going back on a mission is to win the 50 Butterfly and walk away happy.. I'm also going back as a better person i've been going through some Thearpy treatments during my off season after i walked last summer it was a tough choice to make but it had to be done i needed that break.. Coach Nathan has guided me to my success but after the summer i don't  know if i will return as a swimmer for him im undecided at this point usa swimming has been great don't get me wrong i guess my assistant coach... doesn't want me around... Well workouts have been a challange... Well im off to get a haircut then im heading to pratice untill then keep following the dreams..

*KT....

Hi all,

I'm back in the swimming pool Pratice was tough last night... No more free rides but im back in to the normal schdual again it feels good to be back.... I also announced to my usa swim coach I'm returning to special olympics he finally smiled and is pleased on my announcing on returning what he's always told me at pratice get after it...  and thatz my plan for right now... I've got a big swim meet this weekend im not expecting to score points... I'm just going for times because this is a huge winter invite.. Well I'll keep you posted on winter workouts i might not keep my blogs updated so if you don't see one in Mid Jan or possible Feb... Yell at me and say get with the Program and i'll put one up... Well im going back to sleep allergies are bothering me i've got to work Men's Basketball game tonight for Notre dame so it's gonna be a late one take care and I'll talk to you soon and keep following those dreams...

Happy Swimming

K-Will :)

Greetings All

I Just wanna say happy new year thanks to all who have supported me in 2007.

I faced alot of Challanges and heart aches but through it all i'm a better person now... My goal is to Return to Swimming on Wednesday im looking forward to the challange I'm also annoucing that i am returning to Special olympics in the spring of this year I've missed the fall season of '07 for personal Reasons but I know now Quitting isn't the Awswer so im going back to where i started from and im not gonna let one Person Break my heart... I'm gonna get after it... I also wanna say thanks to my coach Nathan for all his Love and Support Guidence Friendship Mentor and leader with out his support my successes wouldn't have been possible thanks for making my 2007 Year a special one... I'm looking forward to 2008 and to all the dreamers out there please keep following those dreams swim hard and believe in your self...To my family my friends I say thank you to Olympians Sandano Phelp Lochte Hoff Brunelli Thanks for your support your kind words and Also Megan Jendrick I wouldn't have made it tough my 2007 year with out your support.. and to the olympians as you prepare for the trials 4 months and 99 days from now i wish u but nothing but success... Thanks to all who have supported me.. I will Run for World Games in 2011 and To coach Nathan Thank u for beliving in me... and giving me my smile back... thanks... alright people it's 3 am i need sleep and im watching bowl games all day before i Return to wednesday 5:30 am swim pratice thank u.... Follow your dreams swim hard and never forget where u come from if you walk amarican is american then you sure as hell better act american...

God Bless,

K-Will :)

Gosh 2007 is almost over a year in review for me has been a challanging start... In november of 2006 I lost my Grandmother then I lost my Great uncle then a friend to kindney Failure then I lost a teamate to cancer at the age of 15... Then comes the Rejection of not getting in to world games for special olympics and that took alot of hard work that i've put up for the last 6 years of my life up... and i kept wondering did i fail did i not try hard enough... Then i go to my state meet with high expectations then all i get was rude comments thrown at me so for the best plans for me was to walk away from the situation so i left special olympics in the fall of 2007 these last few months i went back to usa swimming where athletes like Katie Hoff Michael Phelps and Sandano really stepped in as well as Lochte... and i knew my life was going to be alright... As for my future i will return to special olympics in 2008 and i won't be the same person that i am now my attitiude against the sport will be better and when i look at coach Nathan I can tell ya this much he's become a storybook hero.. I can't express it but he's changed my life so much and has really taught me lessons in life i'll forever charish and coach if they're was something i said about bein jelious the only thing i can say about bein jelious it would have to be against me... I thank you so much for the past two years you've been a friend a mentor someone who  can wipe the tears away from my eyes and someone who's there to crack a joke on the pool deck here an there i thank you for given me guidence and letting me know before u can succeed u have to face the music... and i've  faced the music.. thanks for just bein u.. To all you dreamers out there never forget where u come from if u walk amarican act american is an american we'll u sure as hell better act like american... I've always learned that quote from cool Runnings because that tells you u have to follow your dreams.. We'll i wish u well in the up comming 2008 and the olympic trials year i can't wait to see michael phelps against Ian crocker... to all of you thanks for your guidence and support and love and to my Brothers and my parents and to coach nathan i say thank you for giving me the most greatful ride of my life I wish i could have had it in my heart to say it but im glad i can do it now so thank u... and to you dreamers out there keep folllowing your dreams... I'll talk to u all in 2008 untill then... god Bless....

Hi everyone,

Sorry i've not kept up with My Blogs i've been so busy Getting Ready for the christmas Holiday i keep forgetting to up date these... I'm not swimming untill Jan 15th I'm taking some Personal Time away from the Pool deck and Im doing Stats for the Notre Dame men's Basketball team as well as woman's so that keeps me busy.. Then im doing some Holiday travel to Indianapolis and Back as well as West Lafayette and Back i might even take a side trip to Chicago if time permits... As for the Swim Trainning i've been Battling injurys with the Hamstring and Lower back as well as the sholder then of course i have the accident that cuts my face and Chipped to teeth they're now capped then i'll have a Root canal done sometime the Second week of Jan... I decided to hold off because of all the stuff has happend... I'm also Going to see a friend who i've not scene since my Freshman year of High School because he was a senior im supposed to meet him for a drink or Coffee after the Holidays I think it will Relief some of the Stress of my back and I'll be able to enjoy my self for once... As for the Trainning I'll still swim but I'll have coach Write the workouts for me whatz nice is I'm swimming in a meet over the Holidays and he won't even be present im so excited :) i can't wait  to have the best meet of my life... I'm also next winter have decided to Move up to Masters and Just Swim open usa meets I think i wanna meet People my age and not have to worry about bein around the Head coach and the Assistant coach all the time i won't decide anything untill mid Feb... Untill then i'm of to Shower then clean then Head out for Dinner and do some last minute Christmas Shopping Hopefully 2008 will be a brighter for me because 2007 was a diffacult year for me after the state meet i Left special olympics indiana for personal issues and reasons i guess i needed to be me plus i had tenditus in my Right Sholder in the summer of 2006 and it took almost the entire summer for me to get back in to basic training... and to the olympians out there when u get a chance to Represent the USA don't go up and brag about it to other athletes enjoy the moment.. As for me I'm gonna focus on Athens and Forget about China and Get Revange on the person who Took my spot and walk away Happy Knowing she didn't get the best of me.. I'm sure alot of people are gonna ask me why i left special olympics indiana i just wanted to enjoy life a little bit plus swimming USA swimming on top of that was to much and I guess when i bonded with my USA coach over the summer i guess i wanted to be there full time... but I'm going back in the spring... and we'll decide what my future holds... untill then.. keep Following those dreams... And Remember Happy Swimming is the Key to success Well i'll send one out in 2008 and if you don't hear from me tell me to get with the Program... Have a great Holiday and god Bless

K-Will :)

Hi Everyone :)

I'm out untill Jan 2 I've got a bad strain sholder and it needs to rest and heal plus im working NCAA's for Men's Basketball for Notre Dame But i will return in Jan in time for my swim meet the best part is i'm having another head coach Coach me for the day im excited about the change... I think after this year im gonna leave usa swimming and move on to Masters swimming i'll swim usa meets when they're open and i'll do master meets so i can meet people close to my own age.... except i like Reading about Peter Vanderkaay and Klete Keller... :) who doesn't well I'm out untill Jan 2 untill then Have a safe Holiday and Remember this might be the last time i blog untill the Olympic year take care and to all those dreamers out there Believe in your self and if an olympian approches ya and talks bad to you just Remember that your much better then they think you are... Well happy swimming continue to follow your dreams I'll be talking to all of u hopefully soon... Best wishes for the up comming new year and let's finish 2007 with a bang...

God Bless,

Katie :)

Hi All-

I'm out for another month with the Hamstring and Lower back as well as the Left sholder near the neck i am swimming this weekend at an IMX meet ALL DAY SAT and ALL DAY Sunday then I'll be resting untill Christmas break... Well hope to hear back from u all or send me comments

KEEP SWIMMING AND FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS....

K-WILL :)

Happy Thanksgiving All.

I'm out for 3 more weeks i've got a sore sholder i was getting teated for a hamsting and lower back now it's moved up to my left sholder i  hope to be back soon because i miss the pool happy swimming

K-Will

Hi everyone,

I'll be back in the Pool Starting tomorrow im so excited im going back to the Pool I can not wait to start Workouts again woo hoo... I've been out for a week and a half due to injury but im going back tomorrow and startin over Yea so i can get Ready for my concord meet end of November first week of December :) Well im off to get ready take  care follow those dreams

Hi everyone,

I'm out for a month due to facial laserations and some chipped teeth...

I was working at the University of Notre Dame on an campus Run for Starbucks coffee and was in a Horrible accident but It's not as bad as it looks... I"ll be out for a month it's startin to scab so thatz a good sign it looks like a third degree burn but it could have been alot worse... i'm just lucky someone watchin after me... witch is a good thing i'll keep ya posted when i Return untill then Keep Following those Dreams and Happy swimming...

Hi Everyone.

I've been In and out of the Water Battling a Back and Left Hamstring Injury... It's horrible I swam in a meet this past weekend at my high school it was a horrible weekend my times where off and i embarresed  my self as well as my team mates.. But i'm going to forget about this meet and move on to my IMX meet In December at concord High School..  In the mean time it was an experience and i had fun with it... Except swimming horrible but those things happen when your battling an injury... at least im not going to the olympic trials... As for my future for Special olympics I'll focus on things and make them get thr right direction... Hopefully things will go right... but we can't Predict them.. But if  i don't pratice hard i don't deserve to dream big.. Well im off to watch the news then head to bed 5:30 am pratice calls me...

Well Happy Swimming and Follow your dreams....

K-Will :)

Hi everyone,

Wow Knollwood has taught me alot and I'm back with them full time. I left Special olympics this summer and it's felt good since i've been gone... I've been so happy and i've been able to enjoy my life a little bit.. Goals for this season are far from over my goal is to shut down jessica crook in the state meet next year and turn around and smile I also have decided to hopefully make a state cut for Usa i'm going to work extreamly hard this winter.. Morning Pratices at 5:30 wednesday morning suck but i love them for the most part getting up and bein in the pool at 5:30 is an awsome feeling knowing that anything is possible durring a meet... Well im off to bed I've got a long day of Happy but Waitting Irish fans at the Bookstore Cafe... And we'll see if i can make it till 1:00 pm but we'll see... Untill then take care,

Happy Swimming.

K-WILL

Hi everyone,

I just wanna say Congradulations to Jessica Crook and Mitchell Johnson.. Gosh i could speak words of wisdom of Praise right now I would I'm lost for words I just wanna say You've made Indiana Proud and You should be out Celebrating you've earned it Take some time off spend it with your familys because you deserve it..... Well Congrats :)

Tonight,

Wow i had morning am Pratice at 5:30 and helped out with little kids at a shelter till 1:00 pm napped till about 4:30 then was at a meeting untill 9:00 pm tonight. Hearing Tony's speech tonight at Club Knollwood it was motvational and believe me i'm all smiles tonight he asked me who my hero was and i said coach nathan he was like wow..  I love swimming for Knollwood It's been my life since i was 12 years old i came back because i was the oldest of the crew and I know deep down that club has treated with me with great pride and Respect... I've faced adversity as a child as well as an adult but i can show the world just about anything as long as i believe in my self...  Do i wanna be the Next Katie Hoff or the Next Klete keller or the next Ryan Lochte... Nope I just wanna be my self... :) Special olympics has been great but usa is more special to me... We'll it's been a long day im off to bed i need sleep trainning tomorrow untill then Happy swimming and follow those dreams... and always remember to say thank you to your coach for his help and support because with out that your successes won't be possible..

Happy Swimming

K-Will

Hi everyone,

Sorry i've not kept up on my blogs i've been so busy checking out the special olympic world games website I wanna say congrats to Jessica Crook and Mitch Johnson Both winning Medals at the 2007 world games including Jessica crook in the 50 Butterfly wow thatz awsome and they've made indiana really Proud.. So congrats to Jessica crook... and to Mitchell Johnson can't wait to hear stories on you guys.. way to go :)  

Hey,

I"m not swimming untill who knows when i've left the team for personal reasons with the coach untill we get it resolved untill then it's teeshirt projects wow that sounds like a blast don't it well to everyone out there quiting isn't the problem its how we can reslove it

Hey,

I"m not swimming untill who knows when i've left the team for personal reasons with the coach untill we get it resolved untill then it's teeshirt projects wow that sounds like a blast don't it well to everyone out there quiting isn't the problem its how we can reslove it

Hello Everyone,

Gosh it's seems like it's been un real i'm finally back in the swimming pool after been out of the water for 3 weeks it's crazy but it's going to feel good to get back in the pool after bein out of the water for so long I've missed it I've missed my team mates coaches call me crazy bein on the sideline is no fun but now since im going back to the pool it's gonna feel good I've missed it so much it's been crazy just sitting there watching pratice but life is good for the most part...

To the Special olympian Athletes for Indiana Aqudics team.....

I wanna wish luck to Mitchell Johnson of Muncie Indiana Mitch has been involved with special olympics for 12 years and he's also showen alot of Respect and kindness to the orgazation mitch also has the kind of attitude that i can charish in special olympics athlets sometimes when i think about it it almost brings tears to my eyes mitch leaves for china on tuesday night and all i gotta say he's already proven himself he is a winner in my record book on and off the swimming pool deck Mitch i wanna say thank you for your kind words your smiles and most inportantly i wish u well as you travel to china and hoping to comming home as bein a world champion and i can't tell you how proud i am of you and most inportantly i look up to you for insperation.. I didn't get much respect but im hoping with your kindness u can hopefully teach me because i would really like that you are an amazing person and i wish u well i wanna hear stories and i wanna here good things about u good luck and god bless and remember Champions aren't born over night Follow your dreams... Well everyone who has been a friend to mitch he's a great guy... We'll im off to get some sleep i'll blog in 3 weeks when he returns take care,

Happy Swimming

K-WILL