Personally, one of my most challenging experiences and accomplishments was being part of the swim team. I went to swim tryouts without knowing how to swim, but yet I was determined to learn because I love the outdoors and trying out new things. I was nervous and terrified about the fact that maybe I could’ve drowned or even worse --for people to make fun of me for not knowing how to swim. Of course I was wrong, because one I did not drown and two, people that were already on the team were helping me; they were so amiable. In a couple of weeks I was going to have my first swim meet. I was extremely nervous and could not believe that I was about to compete with other swimmers. When the coach told me I was going to do eight laps for my first competition,
