I went to zones and swam my first race. Half way through my shoulders were on fire and I added 8 seconds to my best time. I had to disqualify myself from my next race and left the meet knowing I would never swim for Southern. The pressure to be all my mom was in college made me never want to return to the pool. I fought with her a lot until I went to a psychologist and talked to him about how I never wanted to get back into a pool. He helped me realize that there were so many other opportunities from this situation. I left his office realizing that I enjoyed the physical therapy I went through and that is now the major I am aiming for. I also joined the club swim team here at Southern and love the easy going aspect of the team. I struggled with the psychological factors of discouragement, resentment, and anger before I met with the
I went to zones and swam my first race. Half way through my shoulders were on fire and I added 8 seconds to my best time. I had to disqualify myself from my next race and left the meet knowing I would never swim for Southern. The pressure to be all my mom was in college made me never want to return to the pool. I fought with her a lot until I went to a psychologist and talked to him about how I never wanted to get back into a pool. He helped me realize that there were so many other opportunities from this situation. I left his office realizing that I enjoyed the physical therapy I went through and that is now the major I am aiming for. I also joined the club swim team here at Southern and love the easy going aspect of the team. I struggled with the psychological factors of discouragement, resentment, and anger before I met with the