Biography:
"Persistent! If there's one word that I had to use to describe myself I would have to say persistent! Swimming has taught me that success is defiantly a choice and that failure is never ever final if you use it as fertilizer for future success." In 1996 this 12 time NCAA All-American and former American Record holder was 3 tenths of a second shy of becoming the first African-American to make the Olympic team. Since then, while Byron trains for the 2000 Olympics he uses that experience to motivate, challenge and change the lives of thousands of young athletes across the country. "I have learned that one of the greatest advantages an athlete has in his or her pursuit of greatness, is the advantage to assess setbacks. By learning to use every experience to your advantage, success and breakthroughs become almost inevitable. The key is just staying in the game long enough to see your persistence pay off." 

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