If you haven’t read at least one of the multiple stories of Megan Keil that flood your timeline, then it’s your lucky day.

Keil is a veteran Panther swimmer, but by April of her senior year, the spotlight was all on her.

“She enjoys the sport, I think, a lot more than a lot of us do. She likes to be there,” sophomore Breanna Mehringer said. “She’s more happy while she’s submerged underwater. Not a lot of us are like that — she actually enjoys it. And she’s always happy. Her personality is so much better than most of the girls on the team.”

Coaches brag about Keil bing an incredible athlete, teammates brag about her personality.

“She’s hilarious. She’s always trying to make everyone laugh and there’s never been a time when Megan’s around and you’re not happy,” Mehringer said.

Keil has been swimming half her life, starting to swim year-round when she was 11 and getting serious about it her sophomore year.

In October she committed to swim for the University of Missouri.

“I just always kind of knew that that’s what I was going to do. After that I have no idea. It still seems so far away, but it’s only four years,” Keil said.

While most of us were barely making it through the last nine weeks of the year, Keil decided to double her workload and try out another sport — track.

“I just wanted to do it, to do something different so I didn’t regret just swimming all the time,” Keil said.

In her first season, she participates in three events — the 800 meters, 1600 relay and 3200 relay.

“We do relays in swim, too, so it’s really similar in that way but relays are a lot of fun in track. I like them better than the individuals,” Keil said.

It might have been more work, but Keil said it’s not stressful.

“It’s easier because it’s not stressful. Coach (Jimmy) Adams always tells me before my races, he’s always like ‘yeah it really doesn’t matter at all, like Missouri doesn’t care, whatever happens it doesn’t matter,’” Keil said.

She participated in another sport just because, but that doesn’t change the fact she wants to exceed in state track — just like swimming.

Keil finished her senior year qualifying in state for all 12 events, but she knows there are others out there that are better than her.

“I mean I’ve been to meets, like last summer I went to junior nationals, so everyone goes there from all around the country and I feel like I just know what’s out there now. There’s so many people faster than me. Being good, even just in Kansas, there’s still so many other fast people out there,” Keil said.

State swimming is Friday and Saturday in Topeka, so Keil can’t attend the graduation ceremony on Saturday.

“I kind of wish that I could go to graduation, but I know if I was at graduation, I would rather be at state swim,” Keil said.