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GETTING TO KNOW RUTH WESTBY...

Name: Ruth Westby

Favorite Food: “Billy Barou” nachos at Moe’s

Favorite Movies: Love Actually, Pride & Prejudice, The Renaissance Man, Defending Your Life

Favorite Television Shows: America’s Next Top Model, Sex and the City

Favorite Musical Artists: Coldplay, Rascal Flatts

A word to describe me while I am competing: Nervous

A word to describe me away from the pool: Sleepy

My most memorable athletic moment was: My first big sectional win when I was 13.

My most memorable Emory athletic moment:
I haven’t had that many meets yet...the best is still to come.

What I like most about Emory:
The swim team

I would like to switch places for the day with:
My dog

My favorite place on the Emory campus:
My bed, haha... Or the quad.

Favorite pro athlete:  Jeff Francoeur

The sports teams I followed when I was younger: Braves!

The people who have helped me most at Emory are and why: Jon Howell, Peter Höyng, and Silke Delamare for helping me transition into college

Any pre-meet rituals:  Listening to “Ruth’s Pumper-Upper” mix

The sport I would be playing if I were not on the swimming & diving team:
Soccer

If I could have dinner with only three people in history, they would be: My grandma, my old coach Jim Rumbaugh, and Princess Diana

The best advice I have ever been given and who gave it to you: “Swim like a racehorse.” –my dad

What is something that very few, if any, people know about you: I have three toes on each feet that are bigger than my “big”-toes.

Ruth is a freshman from Dunwoody, GA. She would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.