Water runs deep for Highland Park HS’s state medalist Lindsey Hosch
DALLAS, Texas — Lindsey Hosch, a native of the Park Cities, recently won the state championship in the 100-yard breaststroke and her 5th individual state medal in the 100-yard butterfly for Highland Park HS. She is driven, motivated and has tremendous confidence while maintaining an admirable level of humility. But what you don’t see in her at first is her discipline, perseverance, and belief in self. The longer you talk with Lindsey, the more impressed you become.
Lindsey began swimming in summer league at the age of five, and at nine, joined a club team. But at the age of 12, after setting several records, she hit a plateau. Finally, as a sophomore, she began to improve on her times again. “There wasn’t an Ah-Hah moment. You work so hard for so long and every day you have to find something to do better than you did the day before”. Her friends tell her that she never seems to be upset when she doesn’t swim well. They don’t realize how motivated and driven she is.
“I am rarely satisfied with my results…I always have the same outward emotions”. Her mom Kelly says that Lindsey is a great leader. “She leads by example and has high values and morals.” Her swimming career has come full circle as she coaches for the same summer league where she got her start. And if you want to take swimming lessons this summer, I can’t think of a better person to call. In her free time, she hangs out with friends and her mom, and walks her Golden Retriever Nala (ref The Lion King).
When Lindsey touched the wall to win the state championship in her last meet, it wasn’t the last time she’ll pull off the goggles and check the scoreboard. This fall, she’ll wear burnt orange instead of the blue and gold she wore proudly at HPHS. As a Longhorn, she joins a squad that placed 2nd in the NCAA championships. “It’s a really good program with multiple Olympians and national champions”. She added, “I look forward to taking everything I learned from high school swimming and applying it to the next level.” Before rising to Scots swim captain Lindsey looked up to the older kids on her team for inspiration. As the new kid, she’ll have the same chance with her teammates at UT. When asked if she has Olympic aspirations, her humility surfaced when she said, “We’ll see…anything can happen”. There’s been a lot of talk about Matthew Stafford, Clayton Kershaw, and Scottie Scheffler and who is the greatest athlete of all time (G.O.A.T.) from HPHS. Keep an eye on Lindsey Hosch…she may wind up being the G.O.A.T.
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