Freestyle swimming

There are a lot of reasons why the new swimsuit, the LZR Racer, can affect the forces working on a swimmer during a competition. Some think it is a good reason, such as Mark Schubert, the United States swimming head coach. Others think the swimsuit is a bad idea, like Italy's head coach, Alberto Castagnetti. I believe that the LZR Racer is a bad idea because it would be unfair for racers in other countries. Here are some reasons why. In the swimsuit, Speedo and NASA created a super speed…

On July 18, 2011, I was 9 years old. That morning, at 10:00 a.m., I was at my swimming lessons at the Mora Aquatic Center. Leah and I went to our swimming lessons. After we finished at 11:15 a.m., we went to the park to eat lunch and play around until 12:30. At 12:30, I went to the pool and I went and played in the deep end (12ft 6 in) and went off the diving board and drop off slide. I also went on the other 2 water slides that they have. At around 3:40 p.m., I went on the fast green…

I’ve always been a strong swimmer; I’ve always been determined and a believer, but I can't say I had ever thought about winning state. I was twelve years old in the summer of 2015, which turned out to be one of the most important and eventful summers of my life. I woke up on Thursday morning at 6:00, ready to start the first day of my state meet. The meet would take place at the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center in Brown Deer, Wisconsin; lasting a full four days, starting on Thursday and ending…

Chelsea Hansen In John Cheever’s short story, “The Swimmer,” Neddy Merrill swims across the county in a string of pools. As Neddy runs from pool to pool, he is greeted with kindness and care. Then, a storm hits, along with some ridicule from the town. After the storm, Neddy grows weak and unhappy with his decision to swim across the county. The string of pools represents the events of an affair; his wife finding out about the affair is represented by the storm. “The Swimmer” is a short story…

Growing up, I was a swimmer. I started swimming competitively when I was nine years old and continued throughout high school. Since high school, I have kept swimming a part of my life by using it for exercise and coaching swimmers from age five to eighteen. Swimming has provided many benefits to me. As the American Academy of Pediatrics suggested, swimming has become my "life sport" (AAP, 2006). For me it's like riding a bicycle, I never forget how to do any of the strokes. It is a…

Slimy little fish in my small soft hand. Looking at the fish intensely with my deep brown eyes as it squirm I raised it in the air and tilted my head. Everyone chanting my name. The smell of campfires and s'mores abundant. I let go of the fish… Hang on let's go back a bit. It was my second week long scout camp and we were up at Camp Mapledale in Payson Canyon. We had been at scout camp three days now and that's when all the games start up. We came outside to a tiny and flimsy kitty pool, full…

Obituary of Lora Lee Eaker. Lora Lee Eaker 97 of Cape Girardeau went home to be with her Lord on ++/++/++++ at +++++. Lora Lee was born in Whitewater, Missouri on May 24, 1918 to Nellie M. Proffer and Albert Borneman. Lora Lee had two brothers; Glenn Proffer of Saint Louis and Ivan Grebe deceased. Lora Lee and George W. Eaker Sr. were married on July 23, 1935 at Bloomfield, Missouri. Lora Lee Eaker was the mother of two son’s Don Eaker (deceased) wife Judy, George W, Eaker wife Verna and…

One of my most distinctive long-term goals that I had was to qualify for our varsity swim and dive team as well as to participate in the state meet as a freshman. Being a nationally accredited team, I understood that if I wanted to achieve my goal, I would have to devote a large amount of my time and effort into my practice schedule. This resulted in multiple practice times, an increased workout schedule and participation in outside service involving the swim and dive team. After school,…

Swimming to gold Razorbacks broke their tie with Dolphins in the butterfly to finally win champions. For the first time in 34 years, the Razorbacks won gold at the Rockville Swimming Association Annual Championships on Thursday. After the second-to-last event, the Razorbacks and the Dolphins were tied. Winner of the last event, who were the Razorbacks, would be the tiebreaker to win champions. Boys’ fifteen-and-over one-hundred yard butterfly was the last race. Swimmers were Matt Gratton from…

I defend my friends, especially my teammates. Even though swimming is an individual sport, it is also a team sport. Waking up at 5:00 in the morning for a two-hour morning workout isn’t something that anyone can do. Having a team there to be encouraging is what gets us through the season; so naturally we become very close. This year New Trier Girls Swimming and Diving is doing a different form of leadership. We have a leadership counsel so more people can speak for the team based on what they…