Personal Narrative: A Personal Experience In A Swim Team

I acquired knowledge and skills when I earned a spot on the swim team at Sarah E Goode STEM Academy. I have been waiting since my freshman year for my school to have a swim team. Then they finally got one my senior year. Even though I am not the best at sports, including swimming, I had to be on this team. I tried out and I barely made the team. At first, I was scared to go to practice for a week because excuses I would make about how I did not belong there, and how it would not have made sense to go after missing a week. Finally, I gained the courage to go to practice. My first day back was rigorous, but I stuck it out for three more days. As long as I have been waiting for this, I had to quiet the team because I could not manage this extracurricular activity into my busy schedule any longer. However, within the four days that I attended practice, I learned much more in two hours than I have in eight hours of school. I learned how to …show more content…
After going to these few days of practice, I learned how to do a front jump (forward jump and dive), back jump (backwards dive), and approach (3 steps to the diving board). However, before even starting to dive, I had to face my fear of the fact that I was falling into a pool, whether it be forward or backwards. We tried one technique to get us use to going into the pool backwards; we were to lay head first on top of a folded up tumbling mat, then extend our arms out straight and hold them together at the fingertips as if we were diving in already. Next, we had to keep our legs straight and on the count of three one of our two coaches pushed us in backwards, while the other would watch how we performed the dive from the side. Joining this team, even if it was for less than a week, was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I may not have been part of the team for long, but I learned more about my favorite past time than I ever would anywhere