Through years of hard work, intense training and a true passion for swimming, this all pays off for 14 year old Jules Jorsling, as she thrives in the pool so early on in her swimming career. Coming from a family with a love for swimming, it’s  no surprise that eighth grader, Jules Jorsling, just like her sister Jisella Jorsling, was welcomed with open arms to the Upper School Girls Varsity Swim team this season. She has had an incredible season, putting her unmissable stats all over the board this winter season. 

Starting off her swimming career at the young age of seven years old, she took up the sport solely due to her parents. “My parents saw Serena Williams and wanted my sister and me to do that, but tennis wasn’t our thing, so they decided on swimming,” Jorsling said. Now, being in eighth grade, with extraordinary talent, Jorsling swims for herself. “I am doing it for myself and what made me get there is that I start to get good and progressively get better and I feel like I have higher goals now.” 

She swims for her teammates, too, who have become like family. She swims for the rush, as she steps onto the block with mixed emotions of fear and excitement, waiting for the referee to say, “Take your mark… go!”

While still being in Middle School, this does not stop Jorsling from wasting any time. She has earned her place on the Upper School team, as her success in the pool is evident. She is an exceptional athlete, designating years of hard work and a huge number of hours to swimming, helping her pave the way to her well deserved promotion to the Upper School Girls Varsity Swim Team. 

“It feels good,” Jorsling said, when describing her transition up to this competitive level so early on. “It was definitely nerve-racking at first because I didn’t know anybody, but I have really gotten to know my teammates and the coaches have given me really nice opportunities.” 

Whenever she feels intimidated by this new and older team she reassures herself.  She said, “I just think about how much I have worked to get here, and that keeps me going.”

Josling’s everyday schedule consists of swimming for Badger Swim Club, located in Larchmont, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for an hour and a half in the morning before school. On top of this she swims at Masters for two hours every night. Despite the massive time and energy commitment, she has no plans of  slowing down. She is driven. She expresses her goals and is determined to achieve them. She said she will keep pushing herself as long as it takes.

Jorsling hopes that she will be able to follow through on her dream to continue swimming throughout her whole high school career, and one day, in the Olympics.

Jorsling has a whole stand of supporters that help drive her to success, with her mother, Joann Diazz, always spotted in the front row at each meet, contributing her support and pride for her daughter. “You’re gonna quit, back down? You’re not gonna try? You’re gonna be a quitter?” Diazz says to Jorsling to get her in the right mindset to perform her best. 

Diazz said, “When she is confronted with a mental challenge before a meet, I always ask her if she wants to be a quitter and that always gets her going.” Diazz pushes Jorsling to give everything her all and said she could not be more proud of Jorsling’s execution. 

Diazz said, “Jules is focused and determined to achieve her goals. She is self-motivating and makes my job easier as a parent.” She continued, “I am proud of her hard work and dedication to the sport.”

Jorsling values her teammates immensely. She said, “They make it all worth it.” She said her teammates are her motivation to show up each day and give it her all.

Her swim coach, Jacob Bobson, summed it up perfectly: “If you are not having fun, then what is the point? You want to compete and have that competitive rush and mindset, but you also want to have fun while doing it,” Bobson said. The team dynamic is a major factor in her excitement to get into the pool every day, and this is what fuels her confidence and excitement when it comes to the real deal. 

“I feel motivated to go to practice and just having someone to talk about my day with and everything that happened, [it] makes a huge difference towards each practice.”

With this being her first year competing with The Masters School Varsity swim team, she has marked her name all over the scoreboard with her unbelievable times. In her first ever home meet on the team this season, she broke the overall record for the 100-yard backstroke, with an outstanding time of 1:04.72. “It felt amazing. I accomplished one of my goals to come here” Jorsling said, incredibly proud she was able to achieve what she has always wanted to do.

Even at such a young age, all eyes are on Jorsling, eager and excited to see what else she can accomplish throughout these upcoming years of Upper School swimming and beyond.