I came in with 15 years of swimming experience.
I decided when I came to UVA that I wanted
to do something different.
These girls, they come together and just escape.
I really wanted that team aspect.
And you just get like hang out with cool girls.
Play some water polo, and get a few bruises here and there,
and then get out of the water like nothing happened.
We consciously made this decision.
We care about winning, we want to be
competitive in our division, but our main thing
is player development.
Over the course of a tournament weekend,
we're always going to get every single person in the water.
Every year that we get new players,
we just want to incorporate them as much as possible.
We will help you improve.
You just have to come to practice and try.
And if you get beat, you're going to learn.
We care about water polo, we want to be a successful team,
but the most important thing is the people.
By creating this really supportive and like family
type of environment, we know that's going to drive success.
Everybody can join in on the wins, join in on the losses.
So while our real motivation is just
being there for each other, we also
get the extra benefit of beating UNC.
I think we've been very, very successful, because we've been
able to set that expectation.
We've been able to make a culture that cultivate leaders.