LSU junior swimmer Amanda Kendall has been swimming her whole life but will be treading unknown waters this fall.
Kendall will be taking her talents to Guadalajara, Mexico, in October, where she will represent the United States in the Pan American Games.
“I’ve never done anything like this before,” Kendall said.
Kendall, a Fairfax, Va., native, was selected by USA Swimming and the United States Olympic Committee to participate in the 100-meter freestyle in Guadalajara, pitting her against swimmers from across the Americas.
“I’ve always had high goals to make a national team like this,” Kendall said. “When I got the news I was summer.”
“We knew heading into Nationals that if she swam to her potential she would have a great shot at being selected,” Geyer said. “She’s had some setbacks with some illnesses and injuries throughout her first two years so that she hasn’t been able to put a full season in training-wise, yet she has still been able to compete at the level that she nervous.”
Kendall will first travel to Austin, Texas, where she will meet the rest of the U.S. swimming team. From there, the team will travel to Guadalajara, where they will stay together in an athlete village, similar to the Olympics.
“I’m getting more prepared for it, and I’m just excited to see how it’s going to work out,” Kendall said.
 
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