Summer 2022 was an EPIC summer, quite literally. I left the Futures Superfinals a day early to head to San Luis Obispo to attend the week-long Engineering Possibilities in College (EPIC) program at CalPoly. It was an amazing week. I was able to explore a variety of engineering fields focusing on ‘learning by doing. ‘ work collaboratively on design projects to build cardboard boats, perform metal casting, design and fabricate composite materials and so much more. Plus I got to live in the dorms, have my first roommate (also a swimmer), and spend a week doing something completely new!