I was in my sophomore year in high school and I was preparing for a swim meet on a Thursday in February. It was high school sectionals and East Noble is part of a really tough section. East Noble has a fairly small swim team and swimmers usually don’t make is past sectionals into state, at least in the past few years. It’s rare that the guys even have individuals that make it into finals. Regardless of the odds, I always have to do my best and that was what I planned on doing. I woke up that morning, took a shower, brushed my teeth, and got ready for school just like any ordinary day. I walked from class to class and did my best to stay focused in each one. The classes flew by, lunch came, and before I knew it, I was in my fifth hour class.
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I’m always nervous because I know there will be many very talented swimmers and I need to have my best swim to be able to compete against them. After a little over an hour, my team and I arrived at our destination. I saw many familiar faces from other teams since we have been friends for many years from swimming club. We conversed and soon came warm-ups. We all did our thing and shortly after warm-ups, the meet began to commence. I was a part of the first relay, which is the 200 medley and we achieved our best time and ended up making …show more content…
The 100 breaststroke. I stayed warm, stretched, and kept my headphones on as I made my way to the blocks. Next thing I knew, I was up. I took my warm-ups and headphones off and was ready to go. The official blew the whistle for swimmers to step up on the blocks. After saying, “take your mark,” the buzzer sounded and we were off. I sprinted the first 25 yards, then the second, then the third, and then before I knew it, I was on the last 25. I swam as fast as my arms and legs would take me. I finished into the wall hard and looked up at the scoreboard for my time. I saw that I had beaten my best time, which meant my swim was the fastest it had ever been. I was very proud of myself. I waited for the rest of the heats to finish and I figured out that I had sealed the last spot for the finals that following Saturday. I finished 8th and I couldn’t have been happier. I cooled down quick because I was a part of the following relay as well, the 400 free relay, and we also made it back to
I’m always nervous because I know there will be many very talented swimmers and I need to have my best swim to be able to compete against them. After a little over an hour, my team and I arrived at our destination. I saw many familiar faces from other teams since we have been friends for many years from swimming club. We conversed and soon came warm-ups. We all did our thing and shortly after warm-ups, the meet began to commence. I was a part of the first relay, which is the 200 medley and we achieved our best time and ended up making …show more content…
The 100 breaststroke. I stayed warm, stretched, and kept my headphones on as I made my way to the blocks. Next thing I knew, I was up. I took my warm-ups and headphones off and was ready to go. The official blew the whistle for swimmers to step up on the blocks. After saying, “take your mark,” the buzzer sounded and we were off. I sprinted the first 25 yards, then the second, then the third, and then before I knew it, I was on the last 25. I swam as fast as my arms and legs would take me. I finished into the wall hard and looked up at the scoreboard for my time. I saw that I had beaten my best time, which meant my swim was the fastest it had ever been. I was very proud of myself. I waited for the rest of the heats to finish and I figured out that I had sealed the last spot for the finals that following Saturday. I finished 8th and I couldn’t have been happier. I cooled down quick because I was a part of the following relay as well, the 400 free relay, and we also made it back to