Jack Aikins Looks Back on Experience in Budapest, Learning to Accept the Uncontrollable

01/06/2025 08:13 AM

By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam

Virginia 3rd-Year Jack Aikins recently got precious international experience while competing at the 2024 Short Course World Championships in Budapest. During the 200 Back final, Aikins noticed (too late) that the backstroke flags were uneven during the race, throwing him off a bit heading into the walls. Aikins says it was a good lesson in learning to control what you can control.

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