Kaleb Blaser is a senior on the Austin swimming diving team.

Q: What sports do you compete in?

A: I just swim for the school sports, but I love disc golfing in the summer.

Q: How did you originally get into swimming?

A: I got into swimming because of the legend Micheal Phelps. I also wanted to try swimming! [Austin head coach] Michelle Swank is also my cousin and she encouraged me to do it!

Q: What’s your favorite sports memory?

A: My favorite swim memory is probably waffle breakfast after Saturday practices and Craig Heimark’s house.

Q: What have you learned from sports?

A: The biggest thing I’ve learned is patience, and how to be a team, and leader. I’ve always had great role models.

Q: What is the hardest part about swimming?

A: The hardest thing about swimming is definitely the practices. Nothing like swimming three miles a day.

Q: Who is your biggest sports role model and why?

A: My biggest sports role model has actually been the seniors for every year. They taught me how to be resilient, and to keep pushing. I’ll always be grateful.

Q: What is your favorite movie or TV show?

A: My favorite movie is Inception.

Q: What is your favorite subject in school?

A: American History.

Q: What is your dream job?

A: My dream job is a pandaoligist. Someone who works with pandas all day and takes care of them.

Q: What is your favorite food?

A: My favorite food is a good fat cheeseburger.

Q: What are your plans after high school?

A: My plan after high school is to attend The University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire, and major in secondary education, to hopefully one day teach American history to high schoolers.

Q: What’s a fun fact about you or hobby you enjoy most people don’t know about?

A: I love classic rock, and other oldies. Not a fan of nowadays rap.

Q: What are your top three pump songs before a big game?

A: ‘Till I collapse’ by Eminem, ‘Come on Eileen’ and ‘Death of a Martian’ by Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Q: What are your top three guilty pleasure songs?

A: ‘I hate you I love you’ by Gnash, ‘The winner is’ by Danny Devotchka and ‘One is the loneliest number’ by Three Dog Night.