Northfield Senior Spotlight: Felicia Speychal

Editor's note: Throughout the school year Northfield Patch will profile  senior athletes.

Name
Felicia Speychal

What sports do you play during the year?
Tennis, gymnastics

Who was your favorite athlete growing up and why?
Anna Lindberg, the best Swedish diver. She dives for the same club as I did, and I really looked up to her.

How would you describe yourself in three words or less?
Up for adventures!

What is your favorite subject in school?
Chemistry and art

Do you have a favorite sports memory that sticks out to you?
When I dove from the five meters platform for the first timw. It was really a turning point for my diving.

What is your favorite quote and who said it?
"Things turn out best for people who make the best out of the way things turn out."—John Wooden 

What song do you listen to before meets to get pumped up?
"Don't Look Back into the Sun"—The Libertines

If you could visit any place in the world, where would you go and why?
I'm already where I've always dreamed about being. As soon as possible I want to make a trip all around the world to visit all my new friends.

What are your plans next year?
Going back to Sweden as a much more experienced person and meet my lovely family again. Then finish school and continue coaching diving before starting further studies and hopefully become a doctor.