Spent fuel pool

In 2008, my mom took me to my older sister Hannah’s swim tryout. I was standing around on the deck, waiting for her to finish, when a man named Joe Cabel walked up to me and told me that I should try out, because my lengthy legs would make me fast. Cabel has been known to stretch the truth a little bit, and 8 1/2 years later, I’m not much faster. But I’ve definitely learned a lot of things, mostly from my high school seasons. Freshman year, I learned to follow and respect the seniors, and as I…

said. “Yeah, you’re right. I’m going to go inside and get that other jumbo pack of hot dogs.” When she went inside, I counted twenty-six people partying in the backyard. Eight people were in the pool, and the rest were mingling around the pool and the food table. While people ate, drank, and splashed in the pool, I hung out with Shay most of the evening. She showed me how to mix music and even let me pick the songs she would play next. I liked her; she was pretty cool. I would…

In a daze at 5:07am, I considered hitting the snooze button, but I surrendered to the morning and got out of bed. It was time for swim practice. After driving in the pitch black for 22 minutes to school and getting ready for practice, I entered the pool area where the fragrance of chlorine filled my lungs, raised me out of my dreary state, and filled me with an unexplainable blend of comfort and anticipation. This ritual is a key part of my high school life. Swimming has been my sport of choice…

At the height of my removal from my present, realism did snatch me back and when it did I inquired of Alexis, “Did you bring your swimsuit?” “No.” Alexis said. “Don’t you want to swim in the cenote today?” I asked. “No. I’ve been here as an exchange student for almost a year, Grandma. Remember? I’ve swam in it before,” Alexis informed me; then removed my hand which had held onto her arm since the start of our treacherous decent. She placed her hand on my shoulder and looked…

they have a qualifying time for a certain event. I had qualified in 200 butterfly, which is eight laps of butterfly in a pool that is twenty-five yards long. I was twelve, and a cold March breeze swept over me as I entered the main building that led to the building with the pool inside it. As I entered the pool area, smelling the chlorine, I looked around to see the two pools with diving blocks at the end of each of them. I saw the…

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I had a lot of time on my hands since Michael’s move. I spent most of my time watching movies and sleeping my whole summer away. One afternoon, my friend Rebecca invited me to a pool party, so I decided to check it out. An hour into the party I was getting sort of bored so I sat down under a shady tree and go on my phone. I noticed a guy staring at me from across the pool, I just minded my own business. After a few minutes, the guy came over and sat by me and we…

My Role Model Everyone has been effected by some person in their life whether it be a direct or indirect influence. Most people are influenced by their parents from the beginning of their lives. As for me, I have been strongly affected by my father. My father is sixty years old. He married my mother when he was twenty-two years. He worked at the television sector. He is a tolerant person, who loves his family and his work. Moreover, he is inspired by different cultures, arts, and books. My…

My breath is calm, my pulse low. I am standing at the edge of the 50 meter pool. The sun is setting and the sky in my back is still red, but I look already into a dark blue if I lift my head. With the light breeze blowing around my naked feet’s I start to shiver. With all the visitors gone, it is time for me to swim my laps. I try to clear my mind and prepare myself for the distance I will swim today. Pyramid training which equals the distance of 3.900 Meters (= 2.5 Miles). It means I will start…

It was a warm and sunny day. Then, all of a sudden, CRASH! I had fallen into a ring of rocks around the pool. The next thing I know, my older sister is panicking and rushing me inside the house. I was six years old and in the first grade at Eisenhower Elementary. It was March and the weekend had finally come. My sister and I could not wait to go swimming in our backyard. So, on an early Saturday morning, my older sister, Titania, had allowed us to swimming. The weather was perfect and I…