2009-2010 Women's Swimming Roster
Biography
Joely Bernat
What she would like to accomplish this season and what is possible for her? Go to the championships and also be able to do freestyle, backstroke, butterfly and breaststroke
How would she want the coaching staff to treat her in practice to help her improve as an athlete? To be treated with respect and be pushed to do something in order to succeed
How would she want coaches to treat her before a meet? What works for her to reach her goals? The way a coach treats his team, motivating her and cheering her up
What will makes competitive swimming fun for her? The teams energy
What really motivates her? Knowing that she can reach her goal
What are her personal goals? To be able to do a 100m freestyle in 1:05 and 200M in less than 3 minutes
What should be the team’s goals? To work as a team and get to nationals/finals. To achieve their meets and swim faster.
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? She is willing to do anything coach asks of her to do in order to reach her goals. To always attend practice and get better.
All About Joely
High School Accomplishments: Honor roll and graduated with honors
Favorite Athletes: Natalie Coughlin and Michael Phelps
Favorite Movie: Dirty Dancing and The notebook
Favorite Music: Spanish Music, Pop, R&B. Basically anything that has a good beat
Favorite Food: Pasta and Chicken Parmigiana, Pizza and Rice and beans with pork
People that have influenced her the most: Her Mother because she has always
encouraged her to do her best. Her mother inspires her and motivates her to achieve her goals
Best part of studying and competing for Lehman: Meeting new friends and creating a bond with them
Two things that make her different from everybody else: Very energetic and interested in learning new things
