EDITOR’S NOTE: Some of the best sports journalists in the nation started their careers on the pages of the Columbia Missourian. To recognize and celebrate that legacy, we asked a number of notable alums to contribute an account of their favorite sports memory from their time at the Missourian. “First Pitches” is an occasional series written by the sportswriting progeny of the Missouri School of Journalism. This installment is from Peter Baugh, Class of 2019, who now covers Missouri football for The Athletic.
I’ve never interviewed a happier athlete than Jordy Groters after his first swim at the 2017 FINA World Championships.