Rebekah Littauer crouched on the starting block at the East Tennessee pool with her chin tucked to her neck and one leg back waiting on the start sound. “Beep,” and with that Littauer shattered the...

Sophomore Jake Johnson took his position on the starting block. As the buzzer sounded, he dived into the pool, his mind focused on his race. He did not pay attention to the swimmers around him, just the...