Sydney McLaughlin was just sixteen years old when she made the U.S. Olympic team in the 400m hurdles last summer. Since then, her social media cachet has skyrocketed but she wants the world to know she's still a normal teen. The senior at Union Catholic High School in New Jersey gave us a tour through a typical day in her life this spring.
Sydney McLaughlin: Prodigy
May 17, 2017
When Sydney McLaughlin made the Olympics for Team USA as a sixteen-year-old last summer, she became the youngest track and field athlete to do so in more than 40 years. The game-changer may become the best 400m hurdler the world has ever seen but right now, she’s very much still a normal teenager—most of the time. McLaughlin gave FloTrack a tour of her New Jersey high school and reflected on her past and future in the sport of track and field in this exclusive documentary.
