Lydia Bowers
Height: | 5-8 |
Year: | Sr |
Hometown: | Scotland, Conn. |
High School: | Norwich Free Academy |
Position: | Free |
Getting to Know Lydia
- Why did you choose to attend Mount Holyoke? - I chose to attend Mount Holyoke because of the passionate and articulate women I get to engage with everyday.
- What do you like best about Mount Holyoke? - I like that it is a supportive environment where I feel comfortable taking risks. I also love our amazing traditions such as M&Cs, Convocation and Pangy Day
- Favorite Sports Movie - Best In Show
- Best Sporting Event Ever Attended - A Cubs game when I was living in Chicago last summer
- Favorite TV Show - Parks & Recreation
- Favorite Athlete(s) - Ryan Lochte & Francesca Schiavone
- Childhood Idol - Jacque Cousteau & Hilary Clinton
- Hobbies - Hiking & Cooking
- Best Concert You Ever Attended - Of Montreal
- Magazine Cover You'd Like to Be On - Time, Newsweek
- Biggest Fear - Sounding like an idiot on questionnaires
- Most Famous Person Ever Met - Snoop Dog
- Person You'd Like to Have Dinner With - Francis Perkins
- Most Prized Possession - A handmade Turkish rug from the 1890s
- Place You'd Like to Visit - Peru, South Africa, Azerbaijan
- First Memory of Your Sport - Swimming the 100 IM in the wrong order as a seven year old
- Most Memorable Moment in College Athletics - Breaking our school's 400 Free Relay Record at Seven Sisters Championship and taking first in the event
- Pre-Game Rituals - Eating oatmeal before I go to bed the night before
- Best Advice From a Coach - Don't be afraid to fail
- If You Had $1 Billion Dollars You Would - Travel and eat good food
- Career Aspirations - Congresswoman