World Champion Sarah Gibson has joined Fike Swim as their latest ambassador. The company announced the news on their website and social media handles on April 18:
A fifteen-time NCAA All-American, the former Texas A & M standout also maintained a 4.0 GPA in Biomedical Engineering and was named the overall CoSIDA Women’s Academic All America Winner in 2017. As a member of the U.S. National Team, she is a two-time Short Course World Champion as well as 2017 World Champion in the 4 x 100 Medley Relay.
So far this year, Gibson is ranked eighth in the 50 and sixth in 100 Butterfly among American female competitors. According to Fike, Gibson has done so under the training of Team Elite in Charlotte, N.C. She will be competing at the 2018 USA Swimming National Championships working toward qualifying for the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Gibson explained why the company is a perfect fit for her:
“I am deeply honored to become an ambassador for Fike Swim,” she said. “I was introduced to The Brick while visiting a club team near my relatives, and it was love at first kick set. Such ingenious designs intrigue intellectually as they challenge physically, providing a perfect blend for swimmers in general, and myself in particular.”
Other Fike Swim ambassadors include Zane Grothe, Hellen Moffitt, Lizzi Smith and Zac Stubblety-Cook.
Q&A with Sarah Gibson
A: “My all-time favorite kick set:3 x [ 4 x 50s @ 1:00, +:10 rest then
[200 negative split, desc. by round
For the 200s, I aim to start around 2:50 and work down to 2:30. Some days that’s doable, others… well, it’s the intent that counts, right?”
A: “Two, actually. First is Breeja Larson, who took me under her wing when I arrived at Texas A&M and was really struggling to survive the new training regimen. She believed in me when I couldn’t, and without her support I would not have remained on the team.The second person is Katie Meili, who inspires me with her work ethic and positive disposition. She’s been a great asset in my transition to Team Elite and professional swimming, and her pursuit of law school while training is nothing short of amazing. She is the kind of scholar-athlete I aspire to be.”
Q: Non-swimmer role model and why
A: “Michael DeBakey was a great medical pioneer, teacher and cardiovascular surgeon who advanced medical care for thousands of patients. I am inspired by his talent and ambition to help others as well as his interests and knowledge ranging across a broad spectrum of disciplines both within and outside of medicine.”
About Fike Swim
Fike Swim Products was born when founder James Fike put a brick on top of a kickboard and transformed just another legs-only kick set into a total body workout felt into the next day. Since then it’s been our mission to create unique swim equipment with the single-minded goal of making you faster. We don’t sell toys. We create tools to help you reach your potential.