First, there was the Shawon-O-Meter. Now, there’s the Swag-O-Meter.
U.S. gymnast Maggie Nichols is known by her nickname, Swaggie Maggie. Her Twitter handle is @magsgotswag12. And before she competes, her father, John, texts her, “Swag now!”
Nichols embraces the attitude.
“It fits my personality,” she said.
Nichols has emerged from injuries and through an incredibly deep U.S. program to become a favorite to make the five-woman Olympic team named in July.
Nichols began doing gymnastics at age 3 and, at age 6, remembers watching Carly Patterson win the Athens 2004 Olympic all-around.