Prior Lake senior Kyle Robrock is focused on becoming a state champion in the Class 2A boys' swimming state meet the first weekend in March.
Robrock was the state runner-up in the 100-yard backstroke a year ago behind Mounds View senior Jim Rafter. He also tied for seventh place in the 50 freestyle. Here is a closer look at Robrock:
The best movie I've seen in the last year? "Super Troopers."
Three songs I never skip on my iPod are ... "Fire by Sleeping" by Sirens; "Clush" by Isles and Glaciers; "Just Keep Breathing" by We Came As Romans.
Three words or phrases my friends or teammates might use to describe me? Motivated; dedicated; happy.
How did you get started in swimming? When I was 2 years old we put an in-ground pool in my back yard. My mom was a synchronized swimmer through college and my dad swam at Kenyon College. They both had a love for the sport of swimming so they taught me everything they knew. My brother Craig, who is in eighth grade now, could jump off the diving board and swim to my mom as soon as he learned how to walk. I started Black Dog Swimming when I was 6 and I guess it took off from there.
What is your most memorable moment as a high school athlete? My most memorable moment is getting my first school record on the 200-yard medley relay team. I did backstroke, Alex Card did breaststroke, Kyle Ocshner did the butterfly and Joe Fleck did freestyle. We got this record at sections my ninth grade year with a time of 1:40.41.
At my first varsity practice, I ... felt like a little kid because everyone else was so much bigger than me. I was the smallest on the team for my eighth and ninth grade years.
