Olympic Sized Dream
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Howdy y'all,
As the bright shades of a June 2021 Summer quickly approach, as do my dreams of competing for Team USA in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. I will be trying out for:
100m Butterfly
100m Freestyle
50m Freestyle
For athletics (especially swimming), the past year has been unpredictable and financially unstable. Yet athletes have prevailed and continue to inspire and bring hope to everyday life.
I have dreamed of representing the United States in the Olympics since I was the age of 5. Evidence of this can be found on my "What do you want to be when you grow up," assignment from kindergarten (ah, the good 'ol days).
At a young age, I made a vow to pursue my goals with an "All In, Balls Out" approach. That being said we are just a few months from the Team USA Olympic Team Trials and like Uncle Sam, I want you to partner with me.
Over the next two months I will need to cover expenses related to:
-Training
-Travel (air, land, and chlorine)
-Nutrition (Perfect bars don't buy themselves)
-Sports Physical Therapy
Minimal to no funding over the postponement year has allowed me to try my hand in bartending, physical labor, and any side hustle I can find. Part time jobs help me to maintain my training schedule of 32 hr/week.
However, the next few months require my complete focus and long hours at a bar with yard work for fun will no longer suffice for paying the bills.
To paraphrase from the late/great spinach eating maniac Popeye, "I yam what I yam, an dat's all I yam, I'm Matt Josa the Swimmer Man."
Accolades:
Gold Medalist - 2019 Pan American Games
Gold Medalist - 2016 World Championships
Current American Record Holder
P.S. If each of you shares with at least one third of the earth's combined population, roughly 2-2.5 billion, that should cover it (+1 or -1).
As the bright shades of a June 2021 Summer quickly approach, as do my dreams of competing for Team USA in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. I will be trying out for:
100m Butterfly
100m Freestyle
50m Freestyle
For athletics (especially swimming), the past year has been unpredictable and financially unstable. Yet athletes have prevailed and continue to inspire and bring hope to everyday life.
I have dreamed of representing the United States in the Olympics since I was the age of 5. Evidence of this can be found on my "What do you want to be when you grow up," assignment from kindergarten (ah, the good 'ol days).
At a young age, I made a vow to pursue my goals with an "All In, Balls Out" approach. That being said we are just a few months from the Team USA Olympic Team Trials and like Uncle Sam, I want you to partner with me.
Over the next two months I will need to cover expenses related to:
-Training
-Travel (air, land, and chlorine)
-Nutrition (Perfect bars don't buy themselves)
-Sports Physical Therapy
Minimal to no funding over the postponement year has allowed me to try my hand in bartending, physical labor, and any side hustle I can find. Part time jobs help me to maintain my training schedule of 32 hr/week.
However, the next few months require my complete focus and long hours at a bar with yard work for fun will no longer suffice for paying the bills.
To paraphrase from the late/great spinach eating maniac Popeye, "I yam what I yam, an dat's all I yam, I'm Matt Josa the Swimmer Man."
Accolades:
Gold Medalist - 2019 Pan American Games
Gold Medalist - 2016 World Championships
Current American Record Holder
P.S. If each of you shares with at least one third of the earth's combined population, roughly 2-2.5 billion, that should cover it (+1 or -1).
Organizer
Matthew Austin Josa
Organizer
Huntersville, NC