2009-2010 Women's Swimming Roster
Biography
Tanaka Nyemba
What she would like to accomplish this season and what is possible for her? Qualifying for both the Metros and the ECAC’s
How would she want the coaching staff to treat her in practice to help her improve as an athlete? She works best under constructive criticism. She wants to know whats she’s doing wrong and how to fix it
How would she want coaches to treat her before a meet? What works for her to reach her goals? Positive outlook, motivational and aspiring
What will makes competitive swimming fun for her? A strong team. She wants to feel like she is going through this with friends and team mates
What really motivates her? Success and her surrounding environment
What are her personal goals? raise her GPA a whole point up by the end of this semester
What should be the team’s goals? To win CUNY
Being successful means making a commitment. What kind of commitment is she willing to make the sport and to Lehman College Swimming? How far is she willing to go to reach both her own personal goals and the Lehman College team goals? To do what is necessary and a little more. Whatever is needed to make this season better than the last one.
All About Tanaka
Previous Swimming Experience: Lehman College
High School Accomplishments: President of the Black Student Union, Graduating with an advanced regents diploma
Favorite Athletes: Serena Williams
Favorite Movie: Pocahontas
Favorite Music: Everything
Favorite Food: What ever I want to eat at the moment
People that have influenced her the most: Nadia Alie, Peter Kiernan and mainly her mother Jeenipher Nyemba
Best part of studying and competing for Lehman: Being on the team
Two things that make her different from everybody else: A little Quirky and permanent Optimist
