From cold pools to Olympic dreams · The Badger Herald

Swimming may not always be the first sport you turn on when you sit down to watch television. But, during Olympics season, University of Wisconsin swimmer Phoebe Bacon may just grace the screen.

Bacon started swimming at just three years old, but she maintained other interests. She enjoyed playing ice hockey and soccer as well. Not taking swimming seriously until high school came with its own set of sacrifices.

“I feel like it…