There have been two constants in Justine Panian’s life: swimming and Girl Scouts.
As a senior at the University of Alabama, Panian swims freestyle and butterfly for the swimming and diving team.
“She’s a swimmer that really wants to do all things as well as she can do them,” UA head coach Dennis Pursley said.
Panian’s best times are 22.88 seconds in the 50-meter freestyle, 50.12 in 100 freestyle and 54.30 in 100 butterfly, but swimming isn’t her only passion.
When she came to UA, Panian kept it simple. She focused on her sport and her degree in chemical engineering, but those weren’t enough. She wanted to be more involved, so she started looking at different service opportunities on campus.