Get to Know - Jori Lindquist
Get to Know - Jori Lindquist

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Jori Lindquist was a busy swimmer at her first WAC Championships in March, finishing 10th in the 100 backstroke and 11th in the 200 backstroke as part of four individual events in addition to swimming in the 200 medley, 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relays. Get to know the sophomore from Kodiak, Alaska in the sixth installment of Northern Arizona swimming & diving's Q&A before the Lumberjacks get the season started on Oct. 25 at New Mexico.

  1. If you weren't competing in swimming/diving, what sport would you be playing? Cross country or volleyball
  2. What event, other than those that you compete in, would you like to compete in? 100 breaststroke
  3. Would you rather hold a world record or win an Olympic Gold Medal in your favorite/top event? Win Olympic gold
  4. What is your favorite professional sports team? (in any sport) Pittsburgh Steelers
  5. Who's your favorite professional athlete? Michael Phelps or Natalie Coughlin
  6. What's your favorite Disney movie? Finding Nemo
  7. Who's your dream celebrity date? Channing Tatum
  8. Any pre-competition rituals or superstitions? Before a race, I put my hands in streamline and then relax and breathe while letting my arm down
  9. If there was a movie about your life, who would you want playing the role of you? Jennifer Lawrence
  10. What would be the title of the movie of your life? "Happy Go Lucky"
  11. Who's your favorite music artist? I don't know
  12. What's your favorite type of food? Sushi
  13. What's one thing you can't live without? Family
  14. If you could spend an entire day with any person, who would it be? My mom
  15. If you could have one superpower, who would it be? Ability to fly
  16. Where is your dream vacation? Venice, Italy
  17. Describe the NAU Swim & Dive team in three words. Supportive, strong, sisterly
  18. One word to describe your feeling when the team won the WAC Championship. If you're a newcomer, one word to describe how it would feel to win the WAC Championship. Ecstatic

Previous Q&A's

October 13 - Alina Staffeldt

October 7 - Monica Pruett

October 6 - Alexa Geiger

October 1 - Carlye Townsend

September 29 - Eva Pold

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