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I came in with 15 years
of swimming experience.

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I decided when I came
to UVA that I wanted

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to do something different.

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These girls, they come
together and just escape.

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I really wanted
that team aspect.

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And you just get like
hang out with cool girls.

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Play some water polo, and get
a few bruises here and there,

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and then get out of the
water like nothing happened.

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We consciously
made this decision.

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We care about
winning, we want to be

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competitive in our
division, but our main thing

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is player development.

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Over the course of a
tournament weekend,

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we're always going to get every
single person in the water.

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Every year that we
get new players,

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we just want to incorporate
them as much as possible.

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We will help you improve.

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You just have to come
to practice and try.

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And if you get beat,
you're going to learn.

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We care about water polo, we
want to be a successful team,

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but the most important
thing is the people.

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By creating this really
supportive and like family

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type of environment, we know
that's going to drive success.

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Everybody can join in on the
wins, join in on the losses.

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So while our real
motivation is just

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being there for
each other, we also

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get the extra benefit
of beating UNC.

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I think we've been very, very
successful, because we've been

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able to set that expectation.

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We've been able to make a
culture that cultivate leaders.

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