May's Spotlight Athlete: Cooper Swink
Cooper Swink
SPORT: Wakeboard
LOCATION: Canyon Lake, CA
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Monster Army: Hey Cooper how is everything going?
Cooper Swink: Everything is going great!
Monster Army: Tell us a little bit about yourself.
Cooper Swink: I like to wakeboard and play golf. I am 14 years old, and live in Canyon Lake, CA.
Monster Army: Canyon Lake! Isn't that the Mecca for West Coast Wakeboarding?
Cooper Swink: Yeah, there are many great wakeboarder’s in Canyon Lake, and someone is always riding.
Monster Army: Speaking of West Coast, You are part of the West Side Riders…
Cooper Swink: Yeah, and I have always thought that Ricky, Randall & Melissa are some of the sickest riders out there.
Monster Army: How is your travel schedule like this summer?
Cooper Swink: This summer my schedule is pretty mellow. I am going to train all summer, go to nationals, and try to do some winch stuff, But I will mostly be in Cali riding everyday and preparing for next year.
Monster Army: Do you ever go to Orlando and ride with our Wake Generals?
Cooper Swink: I go to Orlando quite a bit, but I have not ridden with any Wake Generals yet.
Monster Army: Who would you say is the sickest Monster General?
Cooper Swink: Watson because he has sick style and kills it on rails
Monster Army: With such a stacked Monster team why did you pick Watson?
Cooper Swink: That was a hard question because all of them are sick riders!
Monster Army: Now that Wake seasons here, what are your filming plans?
Cooper Swink: I will probably be filming with Joe Umali behind the boat and at the winch park , that is all I have planned for now
Monster Army: Music is very important to the Monster Army. What can we hear blasting from your boats speakers?
Cooper Swink: Well actually my boat is kinda broken at this moment ,but usually I listen to some 2pac, Lil Wayne, The Game, Van Halen..not Van Hagar or whatever else comes on when my Ipod is on shuffle.
Monster Army: Favorite Flavor of Monster Energy?
Cooper Swink: I really like Low Ball Java Monster and M80
Monster Army: Last words for the kids in the Monster Army:
Cooper Swink: Always have fun and ride AMAP (as much as possible)