Student-Athlete Spotlight: Taylor Ford, Women’s Swimming – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/16/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swim & Dive
Feb. 16, 2015
Women’s Swimming | Women’s Swimming
Taylor Ford
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Major Neuroscience
Taylor Ford, a senior diver for the Ohio State women’s swimming and diving team, is a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar who has competed in three-consecutive Big Ten championship meets. A native of Ann Arbor, Mich., she is also a three-time NCAA zone meet qualifier. An Academic All-Big Ten and Ohio State Scholar-Athlete selection, Ford is pursuing a degree in neuroscience.
This week, Ford and her Buckeye teammates will be in action at McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion for the 2015 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships. Fans can visit the following link for more information about the championships:B1G Swimming and Diving Championships Home Page
Student Life Do you prefer Oval Beach in the Fall or Spring (or maybe the Winter)? – Spring! Where is the best place to sit for lectures? – Middle row on the end (but I need to make sure it’s not a lefty desk!) Most underrated place to study on campus – Prior Health Sciences Library in the medical center What is your major and how did you choose it? – Neuroscience- I chose it because I plan on attending nursing school after I graduate and I wanted a major that’s close to something in the medical field If you were the University President for a day, what would you do? – Give everybody free bagels + cream cheese and coffee from Brueggers (along with the day off classes) Describe your first day as a student at The Ohio State University? – Very scary… I got lost multiple times.
Popular Culture
Who do you wish had a Twitter account? Why would you want to”follow” this account? – Dobby the House Elf Favorite TV show – TheO.C. Favorite movie – How the Grinch Stole Christmas Favorite bookand/or magazine – Catcher in the Rye Favorite celebrity – JimmyKimmel Favorite singer or musical group – Sam Hunt Last concert Iattended was – Timeflies Tuesday
Sports
Favorite pro sports team – Detroit Red Wings or Detroit TigersFavorite athlete – my brother-in-law, Andrew Ebbett The athlete Iwould most like to compete against – LeBron James Favorite athleticmemory – Winning the 2011 junior national championships on 3 meterTeam you’re most looking forward to competing against – MichiganPre-game superstition/Pre-game ritual – Put on my beats and dancearound the pool deck What is your top skill? What skill do you needto improve? – I really need to improve my self confidence
Travel
Most interesting place I’ve visited – Cairo, Egypt I would liketo visit – Patagonia, Chile
Food
Favorite home cooked meal – my moms thanksgiving stuffing orher homemade spaghetti sauce Favorite snack food – Cheetos WhiteCheddar cheese puffs
Misc.
Person I most admire – my parents In 10 years, I would like tobe – working as a nurse in San Francisco, California If I had amillion dollars, I would – travel the globe Coolest thing you didthis past summer – Attend a 4 day country music festival calledFaster Horses Most prized possession – my laptop I would like totrade places for a day with – My roommate, Ashley Vance. I want to know what it is like to be tall and seethe tops of peoples heads Best piece of advice you’ve received -“You will only regret the chances you did not take”- my father Ifyou could have dinner with any 3 people (alive or dead), who wouldthey be and what/where would you eat – Harry Potter, HermioneGranger, and Ron Weasley Dream event (non-sport or sport-related)you would like to attend – Holi Festival in India – a Hindu springtradition where people throw brightly colored powder at each otherin celebration of spring Who tweets too much on your team –Brittany Menninger Do you have an interesting nickname? -Hollywood What is your hometown known for? – being “That School UpNorth” Pop or Soda? – Pop Cats or Dogs? – Cats Early Bird or NightOwl? – definitely an early bird
