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Get to know Jacob Adamski

Get to Know UWSP Swimming's Jacob Adamski

12/21/2020 2:22:00 PM

The basics
Year in School: Senior
Major: Marketing
Hometown:  Mason City, Iowa
Twitter handle/IG handle: jadamski19 
 
  1. What is your hometown known for? Meredith Willson was born in Mason City and who is best known for the Music Man.
  2. What was your first job? I was a lifeguard/head guard for 5 years
  3. Favorite Color? Blue or sage green
  4. Pizza or tacos? Pizza
  5. Cookies or ice cream? Ice Cream
  6. Go to app? Snapchat or TikTok
  7. Netflix or Hulu and what do you watch? Netflix, I watch an array of different movies and shows (give me some suggestions).
  8. Favorite board game as a kid? Battleship or Candyland
  9. Favorite athlete/idol? Why? Michael Phelps or Caleb Dressel both of them have broken countless records in the swimming world, won numerous Olympic gold medals, and continue(d) to excel in the pool.
  10. Can you juggle?  If so, how many items and what are the items? If not, what other talent do you possess? I could probably learn how to juggle if I wanted to but probably would take a while.
  11. Non-athletic hobby (other than sport you compete in)? Spontaneous trips, traveling, hanging out with friends, and watching Netflix.
  12. What is your favorite place on campus (and why)? The pool we always have a good time and the energy is always good to be around.
  13. How did you get started in your sport? I played hockey for 7 years before I started swimming and the club swimming coach came to lunch one day to have lunch with her son and she said I should try it out. I tried swimming during a 2 week trial the club team was having and found a love for the sport and the challenges it possessed.
  14. Career highlight at UWSP? Making the conference team my freshman year and being able to podium in all of my events.
  15. It's a sunny day, what do you plan on doing? Sitting outside and getting a tan.
  16. Rainy day? Watching movies with friends.
  17. When you were young, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a marine biologist so I could work with whales.
  18. Siblings? What do they do? I have an older brother Matt who is 31 and he works for United Airlines. He just got married and my sister in law Cassie is a Nurse at a VA clinic in Colorado.
  19. What do your parents do? Are they UWSP alums? My parents both went to Minot State University. My mom is currently the Director of Rehab at our hospital back home and my dad is a carpenter.
  20. Best vacation spot you've been to? Jamaica hands down.
  21. One event (past, present or future) in the world you wish you could attend (sports or other)? The 2008 Olympics and watching Michael Phelps win 8 Gold Medals.
  22. Next thing on your bucket list is…: Travel around Europe.
  23. What is something your teammates don't know about you? I'm pretty much an open book so they know a lot about me.
  24. Anything else you'd like to include about you.: I have a shopping and money spending problem.
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