A swimming sensation

Only a small percentage of high school student-athletes participate in a state tournament, even fewer make it back-to-back years and then there's the cream of crop: students like Owatonna swimmer Logan Norrid who make it three straight years.
She recently achieved that feat by beating the state cut time in two events: the 100-yard butterfly and the 100-yard breaststroke.
What makes Norrid's recent achievement even more impressive is she's just a sophomore.
She did all that and didn't perform as well as she can.
"My goal was to get [my] best times and I just missed both of my personal bests, but I am happy I did get both state cuts. I also am happy I finished in 10th in the 100 fly and 14th in the 100 breast in the state when all of Minnesota’s AA section meets were compiled," she said.
What makes her such a fast swimmer, her head coach Isaiah Fuller said, is her technique and underwater kicking.
"Logan is very efficient through the water with her strokes, there is not much wasted motion- not many people have a stroke as efficient as her. Along with her strong stroke, Logan [is a] very good underwater [swimmer], streamline and kick, which gives her another big advantage against other swimmers [because] underwater kicking, when done right, is much faster than swimming on top of the water," he said.
In addition to her swimming skills, Norrid thinks another key to her strong performance was her mental preparation.
"I think I was in a good place mentally and was really excited to race people again. I also got a new suit so I felt really fast. I was also happy to be with my little sister and helping her with her first section meet," she said.
As if that weren't enough, she also had her passion for swimming and competitiveness energizing her performance.
"There is no place I’d rather be than in the pool. I am also a very competitive person and I want to do whatever it takes to win," she said.As just a sophomore, that competitiveness has provided Norrid the chance to qualify for five straight state meets, but in order for her to achieve that she'll have to become an even faster swimmer.
Even though that will take a lot of hard work, Fuller has no doubt she can do it.
"Logan isn’t afraid of putting in the time/work to improve herself. I always tell the swimmers that the easiest way to get faster in season is to get stronger out of season," he said.
Norrid agrees that increasing her fitness will be key to becoming even better.
"I think at this point I’m not going to grow much more (I’m 5’2) and I have pretty good stroke technique so I'll need to work faster turns and underwaters. I will also need to get stronger," she said. 
While she's the one who ultimately has to put the work in to become faster and stronger, she recognizes that her three  wouldn't have been possible with her team of supporters.
"I’d like to thank my parents, Jacob and Danielle Norrid, for giving up so much of their time to drive me to practice, paying for my new equipment and suits, and letting me travel across the country to meets and camps. Another person I’d like to thank is my little sister, Dylann Norrid, she is my biggest cheerleader. I was very proud of her. She had the opportunity to swim varsity this year as a seventh grader. She swam at the section meet in the 200 IM and also won her varsity letter. Whenever my parents take videos of my races, she’s the only one you can hear cheering.
"I’d like also thank Owatonna Live for streaming every meet, so everyone could watch, Mr. Eggermont for leading our strength training for most of the season, Owatonna Athletics and Owatonna Swimming Association for all the support for our program and finally, I’d like to thank all of my coaches including Isaiah Fuller and my club coaches for training me to become the best swimmer I can be."