My name is Louisa Strutynski and I am a Biology major here at OSU. I was recruited to the university to be a part of the Synchronized Swimming team and am currently here on athletic scholarship! Synchronized Swimming has been a huge part of my life for the past 10 years. It has allowed me to travel all across the world for competitions and finally has brought me here for an opportunity to receive a high level education. Some of my biggest achievements include competing at several junior and senior FINA World Championships and being on many USA National Teams. This sport is what has made the person I am today, giving me many important life skills such as; time management, leadership, how to work cohesively with a group, people skills, interview and public speaking skills, as well as how to problem solve in high stress situations.
Despite being a citizen of the United States, I have lived in Calgary Alberta Canada for the past 13 years. I consider Canada a large part of my life as it is really all I have ever known and most of my immediate family still reside there. Me and my best friend from Calgary actually moved down to OSU together this year!
Being a Biology major, I am incredibly curious and passionate about all things environment and Science related. This is why I was immediately drawn to the ENR Scholars group. I am so incredibly excited for the community service opportunities given to us through this group and can’t wait to further my knowledge on our environment in todays world. Once I graduate from OSU with a Biology degree I would love to go to graduate school and specialize in Marine Biology. I have always had a strong love for the Ocean and truly believe being a field researcher for marine life would be quite an exciting career. I want to give back by being directly involved, as a researcher I would be able to be right there finding new ways to save one of our planets most important ecosystems.
Here are some of my favorite moments from my swimming career thus far-
