My name is Signe and I’m 25 years old. I’m a professional swimmer and I just came back from my second Olympics this summer in Paris.
I’ve swum for as long as I can remember, and I’ve always been driven by my love for water, travelling and reaching my goals.
Swimming is known to be an individual sport but in my head it has always been a team sport. I could never do this alone.
Beside my sport I study a bachelor’s degree in psychology. My biggest dream is to work with the vulnerable part of the young people in Denmark.
What does a typical day look like in your life?
I wake up at around 6:30 am to have breakfast and coffee. Then go to the pool to swim from 7:30 - 9:30am. I’m usually starving after morning practice, so I’ll eat again and then I always take a nap. Preferably two hours, hehe. Then I’ll usually eat again before either another swim or a gym session. After the second practice I come home to cook dinner and chill. Probably watching Sex and the City for the 10th time.
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What’s your big goal for this year?
The year after the Olympics is always a bit different. We’ve had a long period of very intense training and now we take some time off to relax.
This year I just really want to spend a lot of time with my friends and family and to go to alle the birthdays I missed last year.
As I’ve gotten older in the sport, I know how important it is for me to take time out of the pool to just reconnect with myself.
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What’s your biggest accomplishment so far?
Reaching an Olympic final in the 4 x100 free in Tokyo in 2021 with the girls that I’ve trained with for so long was something I’ll always remember.
Also swimming a final at the world championships with my sister was extremely big for us and waving to our parents in the stands after!
How did your sport change your perspective on life?
Wow, that’s a big question. I think it made me braver than I would’ve been otherwise, and it made me realize that we can do so much more than we think.
And that isn’t just in sport. It’s in every aspect of life. It’s such a beautiful thing to strive and work for something even though we might not always achieve it.