Q&A: Jackie Jeschke

Favorite animal: Kitty cats

Favorite candy: Swedish fish or hugs

Celebrity crush: Ian Somerhalder

Favorite childhood memory: Going to Canada with my entire extended family to ski.

What are your pre-meet rituals? Stretch and dance my heart out, warm up, slap my body before I get up on the blocks.

What superpower would you choose? Flying 

What is your dream job? Originally it was a dolphin trainer but now its either a swim coach or PT.

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Italy

What is your fondest swimming memory? Making olympic trials when I was 14. Defying the odds 

What does success mean to you? If I am happy then I am successful.