Kaiti Sullivan // DN
When JD Middleton finished a race in high school and looked to the deck of the swimming pool, he just saw his mom.
He didn't have any teammates at Shenandoah High School in Middletown, Indiana, and his mom Beth Middleton was his coach.
“It was just me, which was kind of hard,” JD said. “At times it was nice to have her there, on the pool deck. But it worked out really well, because we had a close relationship.”
JD is now a senior specializing in the distance freestyle events for Ball State men's swimming and diving.