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In 2013, Angela Duckworth, a research psychologist and associate professor at University of Pennsylvania, gave a TED talk on the topic of grit and how it is a significant predictor of success. As a competitive swimmer and lifeguard, I can relate with her topic and the persistence I personally needed to succeed in these activities. I started swimming competitively in the second grade and have continued through high school. Being a busy high school student with homework, responsibilities, and…

Educate ‘kiddos’ about water safety is my passion. I’m a daughter of a scuba diving instructor and a certified swim instructor. I would like to open a business focused in aquatic activities such as swim classes and scuba diving lessons. This facility will provide affordable services to all families. Sea Pearl Swim School is designated to provide multi aquatic activities and will be open five days a week. All classes are designed to start with water safety lessons to children and adults who have…

The day of the swim meet was finally here, it was 8:30 in the morning on a Sunday and we just finished warmups and singing our school cheer. As I line up in lane four with the rest of my teammates, I can feel the butterflies fluttering around in my stomach. On the starter’s command, my friend slides into the water and gets into position to start the first leg of the 200 medley relay. Everyone in the stands falls silent as the referee shouts “Take your mark!”, then the sound of the starting beep…

Swimming is fun for both parents and children. However, there are things that you will have to do in order to keep your kids safe while swimming. Below is a list of safety tips for parents: Supervise Your Children At All Times Children who are between the ages of one and four are at the greatest risk of drowning. That is why it is important to supervise children at all times while your child is in the water. Children who are under the age of five should be within arm's reach of an adult at all…

Which introduction is more effective? Explain your answer. Point out the strengths and weaknesses of each introduction. After closely examining both introductions, I would say that introduction 2 would be the most effective in this case. Based on the title of the essay I would assume that the written piece would be directed at the public. This topic on the importance of teaching children how to swim would interest parents, grandparents, teachers and community leaders that are concerned with…

In the Beginning, Sports was Social One of America’s biggest exports to the world is the sport that it creates. This high demand and intrigue for our sports only creates dreams for many American’s to become the next biggest/greatest athlete of all time. My dear friend, Travis Brannon, was one of these kids that grew up desiring to be a great athlete. Travis grew up playing all different kinds of sports such as soccer, track, wrestling, baseball, basketball, swimming, and lastly thanks to…

The swimming pools, in “The Swimmer”, represent Neddie’s journey down the road to addiction and the consequences that his dependency has on his life and body. Neddie’s state of mind as he begins his addiction is described, “He had an inexplicable contempt for men who did not hurl themselves into pools. […] To be embraced and sustained by the light green water was less a pleasure, it seemed, than the resumption of a natural condition,” (Cheever, 777). Neddie describes the feeling that drinking…

Swimming People advanced from ocean animals however—taking a gander at our bodies—you 'd never know it. We couldn 't be less appropriate to traveling through water in the event that we attempted. We don 't coast too well, can 't relax for long underneath the surface, and quickly tire as we whip through the waves attempting to move ourselves along; in a straight race with a dolphin or a shark, you 'll generally come last! In any case, there 's one major favorable position we people have: we think…

I was halfway done with my 300 yard swim to pass the prerequisite to be a lifeguard. I finished The nervousness was effecting my stomach. I stumbled out of the pool and over to trash can. Where I lost my last meal to that can. I noticed that my vomit was red but i didn’t have time to think about it I had another test to complete before I could go home. That is to tread water for 2 minutes not using arms. I start my head is bobbing in and out of water. My mouth opens and I start choking and I am…

Swimming Safety Tips: Every Beginners Should Aware Of Swimming to me is something extraordinary. What is swimming to me? A sport? A form of physical exercise? No, swimming to me is a feeling. Intense feelings of happiness that wash away all the tiredness of a hectic day and make me feel alive once again. It is like a charger of my body that makes me full of energy every single time. As a regular swimmer today I decided to share some experience of mine with you guys. We all know that swimming…