Roderick has seen a lot in his young life. He has the wisdom of someone far older, but he also has the little kid enthusiasm as he tells the story of how his good bud and roommate Rudy Garcia-Tolson hooked him on swimming when he let Roderick ride on his back as Rudy swam in a hotel pool. Fear of the water soon became a desire to faster and empower others the way that Rudy had empowered him.