NAME: Libby Phillips

HOMETOWN: South Boston, MA

WHAT’S YOUR PAST BLS EXPERIENCE? This is my first time competing in BLS and my longest swim to date!

WHO IS YOUR PILOT AND CREW? My crew includes my family, and my pilot is Captain Ronnie Mufano.

WHERE ARE YOU SWIMMING FOR YOUR BLS TRAINING? I swim regularly at Pleasure Bay and Carson Beach. I also trains at B/Spoke Studios in South Boston.

SWIMMING FUN FACT: I grew up swimming for the West Hartford Aquatic Team (WHAT) in Connecticut and competed in my very first open water mile with them at age 12 at Lake Quassapaug. I was a captain of the Conard High School Girls Swim Team in 2017. Later, I swam with the club team at Trinity College Dublin and played on the water polo club team at Columbia University.

ANYTHING ELSE? As a South Boston resident, I’m excited to "swim home" from the lighthouse right to my local beach!