Medley swimming

and the patron was taken to the hospital. These are just a couple incidents at my particular pool, but many other aquatic environments have situations like these that give you the opportunity to help out in dangerous situations. In addition, we are also trained to recognize distressed or drowning swimmers. According to statistics, an estimated 372,000 people died from drowning in the year 2012. Additionally, between the year 2005 and 2014, the U.S alone averaged about 3,256 unintentional…

I lacked simple confidence, I would sit in the back of the classroom and not say a word. I figured if they can’t hear me, then I wouldn’t exist to no one. There was only one place where I felt more confidence about who I was, the pool was my, how you would say comfort place. I was able to swim to the very bottom and stay there for countless minutes thinking about my life, just enjoying the water on my skin and around me. Sometimes I would wish that I could just stay in the water forever and not…

I took a deep breath in and out trying to calm myself as our car approached the curb. “Good luck today. Swim fast.” My mom said as I slowly stepped out of the car. “Thanks.” I said trying to not let my excitement take over me. I was tingling inside because today I got to swim 200 butterfly at Junior Olympics. I know what you are probably thinking, Junior Olympics is not like the actual olympics that is held every four years with the gold, silver, and bronze medals just for children. Junior…

understand the difference between drowning in freshwater versus drowning in salt water it is important to understand how red blood cells react with both hypertonic and hypotonic solution concerning the cell transport process, osmosis. When people go swimming, they will sometimes question the likelihood of surviving if they drowned in either freshwater or saltwater. To understand how the body reacts to both saltwater and freshwater, it is important to…

After suffering a very painful injury in high school from competitive swimming due to overtraining and improper body mechanics, my need to return to the sport gave me a life altering exposure to the impact of healthcare and wellness. To regain my strength and ability to swim I went through several months of physical therapy. My time working with the physical therapist made me realize that if I had only known more about my body and how it works than I most likely could have prevent the majority…

Overview The Boys in the Boat is a historical account of the 1936 United States Olympic rowing team’s journey to the Olympics. The book reflects on all aspects of history in the 1920’s, 30’s, and 40’s, including the depression, family customs, World War II, and the lives of average citizens in Washington state. While heart-breaking at some points, the overall tone of this incredible story is uplifting. You will not want to put The Boys in the Boat down. Style and Voice Author Daniel Brown…

People with Eating Disorders Amanda Beard Amanda Beard is an olympian athlete who at the age of 26 had 7 olympic medals in swimming. She suffered from an eating disorder called bulimia. When she was doing photo shoots she was always in a swimsuit and when they edited the photos they would take off inches of her skin to make her look perfect so that's what she thought she had to look like. She wanted to be a great swimmer but she wanted to look pretty, skinny, and perfect. She had dealt with the…

Have you ever been scared? Of course you have, everyone has. The book “People Call me Crazy” was written by Gary Paulsen and it is about this boy who was scared of swimming in water. The book “Animal Distress Calls” was written by Eliot Schrefer and is about a girl that gets lost at the zoo. There is a point of freight for the main character in both stories. There are many similarities and differences such as setting and character traits. “People call me Crazy” and “Animal Distress Calls” have a…

Winston Churchill once said, “Success is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” This quote would guide me through the past few months of learning how to fish and taught me that nobody is perfect, so it is alright to struggle a little. It is how you learn from that struggle that really sets you up for how quickly you want to succeed. Learning to fish would prove to be the most important life lesson that I would experience. In fact, I would apply it to different aspects of my life.…

too terrible since it is our very first day,” Amy replied with confidence. I thought she was probably right; all of the sports that I have ever been apart of have never scared me away within the first week, but this is swim and I knew nothing about swimming. We sat in the circle with all of the experienced swimmers and other newbies while our new coaches sat in the center. Mr. Page and Mrs. Marion looked at us and smiled as our information papers and swim caps were handed to us. “How’s it…