RIPFEST Research Paper

Improved Essays
RIPFEST One of the most memorable events from this past year that I experienced was attending RIPFEST an international diving camp. This is a summer long camp held in Arcadia, Indiana. RIPFEST is run by Olympic coach John Wingfield. At this camp, coaches from all over the world are brought in. Some that I got to meet were Johel from Venezuela and Sonia from Switzerland. RIPFEST is one of the best, if not the best, diving camps in the world and divers from all over come to this camp. Most divers stay for two weeks but I met some who would stay there for up to five weeks at a time. I went the last couple weeks of July and I met friends that I still keep in touch with from all over the country and world. The special thing about the sport of diving …show more content…
We would then go to an outdoor aquatics facility for about four hours. The pool had a full set, platform tower and six one meter boards and four three meter boards. We would then come back to the camp house to have dinner. After dinner we had some free time before lecture where John and various people that are important in the diving world, would talk to us for an hour or two about different aspects of the sport of diving. After lecture we would have evening activities. These consisted of water balloon fights, bonfires, tie dying shirts or kickball. After evening activities, we would have some free time before chores. Chores consisted of each room being assigned a place to clean. My room had to clean the kitchen every night. After chores, we would get ready for bed and lights out at 10:30. Before I attended this camp, I had been seriously thinking about quitting the sport of diving. I had just come back from a four month break due to a knee injury and when I came back I was back at square one. I started getting frustrated and the team I was on at the time really wasn’t working for me. One of my main motives of going to camp was so that I could get away from the coach I had for a little in hopes of getting some better coaching and maybe enjoying the

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    Bloody Kate Bender America’s first family of serial killers murdered more than 20 people on the very plains of southern Kansas (historynet.com). They were known as the Bloody Benders. Kate Bender, the only daughter of the family, grew up playing a vital role in her family’s gruesome murders. Eliza Griffith, more commonly known as Kate Bender, was born in 1847 (mentalfloss.com). Her family did not settle in Kansas until the year of 1870 (murderpedia.org).…

    • 717 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    so we ran in the wave pool. Then we started going on the water slides. There was a really fun one called the Howlin’ Tornado which had a huge drop in the beginning then you went side to side in a big funnel-shaped room then twisted out and it was over. I went on that one twice, once with my dad and friend Ally the other with my dad, Ally, and Audrey. There was…

    • 244 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Friendship “When you’re up in life, your friends get to know who you are. When you’re down in life, you get to know who your friends are. ”-Anonymous. For instance, in the novel Freak the Mighty, Max and Kevin demonstrate a strong friendship.…

    • 859 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Auggie, a kid who has a disease that makes his facial area deformed. This disease is very rare. Auggie is a nice kid but people think different because of his disease. Auggie gets bullied a lot at Beecher Prep. Beecher Prep is a school that Auggie is getting bullied at.…

    • 712 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    All I wanted to do was enjoy my day on a Freshman retreat to Camp Tekawitha. On a hot day I got back from my retreat around 5:10. Jaclyn and I talked to our coach two days before the retreat and told her that we would be getting back around 5:00 and probably won't be able to make it to practice. We told our coach around 5:00 because our teachers didn't know exactly what time we would be getting back to school. Since practice was over at 5:30, Jaclyn and I thought it wouldn't be necessary to go to practice.…

    • 465 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Rac-Raw Research Paper

    • 895 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Downstream Targets Due to the lack of developing an effective Ras treatment, some have turned to targeting downstream effectors of Ras. Downstream effectors have a critical role in Ras carcinogenesis and are commonly found in KRAS mutated cancers. The most intensely targeted pathways are the Raf-MEK-ERK (MAPK) and PI3K-AKT-mTOR signaling pathways. Raf-MEK-ERK MAPK signaling is initiated through receptor tyrosine kinases after their activation by growth factors (Mccubrey 2006).…

    • 895 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Rob Kagel Research Paper

    • 223 Words
    • 1 Pages

    Rob Kagel is one of the most intriguing individuals I have ever met- and I say that with the utmost confidence and sincerity. His energy is infectious and his outlook on life is fresh and uplifting. People are drawn to Rob. I have witnessed this countless times.…

    • 223 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    There once was a man named Rip Van Winkle. He was kind, jolly, and a henpecked husband. Rip Van Winkle's wife would get mad at him for everything! She was always such a nag! However her husband would just nod his head and not argue.…

    • 460 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Tafresh Research Paper

    • 302 Words
    • 2 Pages

    The initial idea of the architectural concept began from the square shape, which is found in the views and plans in the Tafresh architecture. Then all sizes and slabs were designed on the plan and faces and squared volume to provide the basis for the design of a doctor's memorabilia. By creating a level difference between square platforms with an area of 400 square meters and space, we tried to turn the steep slope of the site into an opportunity for visitors to be able to calmly access the highest point of the tomb, in addition to the building of the tomb Which is designed by Professor Hassabi, the psychologist, with the difference in the level created in an environment above the entrance and visibility of passersby. The use of each of these square platforms is also different;…

    • 302 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I’m gonna take you back to when I was in 4th grade. If you think I’m obnoxious now just be happy you didn’t know me then. My parents send me to this wonderful camp every year called Hidden Acres with my friend Bailey Sterk. When I was younger I remember being so excited to go I would try to make my mom help me pack a month in advance. I would go to sleep thinking of all the glorious times I had at camp in the previous years and the friends I made.…

    • 1158 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Lesson in Quitting For the past 7 years of my life, swimming has played a huge role. Growing up, I had always enjoyed being in the water, and was one of the odd kids that genuinely enjoyed swimming lessons, no bribes required (thinking about it, I wish I had some of those kids in the lessons I teach now). Overtime, it began to feel less like a passion and more like an obligation; something I had committed to that was too late to stop. I was afraid to quit, afraid to disappoint, and trying to be dedicated to a sport I had lost interest in made me start to hate it. This year, I finally decided to drop the sport, and am now embracing the huge change it has had in my life.…

    • 1176 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Ryze Research Paper

    • 216 Words
    • 1 Pages

    Ryze was formed when parts of rock were drawn towards a small moon that was flung from the gravitational pull of Jupiter . The moon was slowly getting larger pulling more rock towards itself, increasing its gravitational pull. Over the time of 78 million years the moon was now a planet. Ryze orbits around Alpha Centauri A and was found to be in the 'Goldilocks' zone. Ryze had been studied by astronomers and scientists for several years and was known to have a plentiful supply of water.…

    • 216 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    I fear that one day I will not wake up after I go to sleep. I fear that one day the Grim reaper will appear on my front porch and grab me when he sees me. I fear that when I see him I will know that death is down the line without a way to escape it because you cannot escape death. I am not bold and heroic like a tiger, I am afraid of the Grim reaper approaching me and taking me to the aftermath. The fear of even seeing the Grim reaper is such a terrible sight.…

    • 211 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Scripps Research Paper

    • 778 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Scripps College is ranked by Forbes to be the seventh most beautiful campus in the United States and many people who visit this magnificent campus may can to the same conclusion. This beauty may be due to the many sculptures that appear on the campus or maybe to the immaculate white buildings that are reminiscent of Roman villas. Possibly this beauty can be attributed to the perfectly trimmed foliage that is always visible, the pristine fountains that dot the campus, and the uniform green grass that is damp with dew in the morning. Students and visitors alike pick oranges from the trees and rest in the gardens that perfectly camouflage into their surroundings. Newlyweds have photo shoots on these campuses, and to the viewers of these photographs, these individuals appear to be in heaven.…

    • 778 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Holy God Research Paper

    • 1955 Words
    • 8 Pages

    In orthodox Christianity, we worship God as a Triune Being (Trinity). He is One God in three Persons. Satan from the very beginning in Genesis has been tempting and deceiving man into thinking that there is a better way. This comes in many different forms but the goal is always the same: a rejection of God and His sovereignty over His creation. As we have the genuine, we also have the counterfeit.…

    • 1955 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Improved Essays