H e a d li n e rs MAKING WAVES How Kylie Luczywko swam from learning a life skill to chasing an Olympic dream. Photos courtesy of the Luczywko family
meets, and achieving her season-start personal goals keeps Kylie motivated and thrilled. This season, she’s eyeing statenecessary skill turned ambitious qualifying times in the 11-12 age group, dream, fifth-grader Kylie Luczywko aspiring to compete at the Arizona Age of Anthem has evolved from a Group State Championship in March practical swimmer to aspiring champion. 2024 in Oro Valley, and hoping to qualify Initiated into swimming at a mere 6 for the 2024 Southwestern Age Group months old for safe family adventures at Regionals—having missed last year’s their lake property in Central Wisconsin, she now ranks among the nation's top 8% qualification in the 50-yard Butterfly by a of swimmers in several events. mere 0.01 seconds. Although Kylie dabbled in various sports While extensive pool time could as a young child, swimming was the potentially derail schoolwork, ASU Prep standout – the one that never elicited Digital, discovered by Kylie’s family a complaints. By age 6, she joined Swim few years ago through neighborhood Neptune in a pre-competition league, friends, proves an adept solution. The escalating to competitive swimming by virtual school not only quenches Kylie's age 8. knowledge thirst but also provides vital scheduling flexibility for her swim The drive to push her boundaries, securing first place, entering high-level practices and meets.
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"For our family, it is the best of both worlds," says Adriane Luczywko, Kylie’s mom. "The staff, the ease of fitting school into her training, and the amazing academics all make it a great fit for us." In the coming year, Kylie intends to apply to Khan World School, a specialized program within ASU Prep Digital designed for academically driven kids. Peering further into the future, she harbors lofty goals: swimming in college, preferably for an NCAA Division One school, and pursuing professional swimming—with the Olympics firmly in her sights and heart. Explore how ASU Prep Digital facilitates students like Kylie in navigating their passions alongside academics at asuprepdigital.org.
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