Swimming

One time I overcame the fear of failure that still affects me today is when I took my first ever dive in the fourth grade. It happened that I was the only nine-year-old kid on my swim team that could not dive yet and I really, really wanted to learn. But, I was always afraid of going in head first and getting water into my ears and nose. When water gets into your nose, it hurts a lot. Mostly, though, I was afraid of failing to dive properly and belly flopping and embarrassing myself in front of…

A role model is a person that is looked up to or is an example to be imitated. In “True Story of Lake Ontario” a failed Olympic swimmer attempts a treacherous swimming expedition across Lake Ontario. Similarly a slightly precarious mountain climber makes her risky journey up Mount Everest in “Sharon Woods: No Limits”. Though both women are strong and sturdy role models, one is to a certain extent superior to the other. Even though Marilyn had become an outstanding rile model during her long…

As a girl, the phrases, “you play like a girl” or “you’re a girl, you can’t do that” have always been words that are casually just thrown around, yet it causes flames to come out of my ears. Starting when I was about three, I was a sporty kid always running around. I liked to play soccer with the boys teams, since they were much more physical and would roughly push each other on the hard ground rather complaining when a nail got broken, or hair got pulled. I liked to play baseball rather than…

something that is often overlooked as being a time inducing job that can take its’ toll on a person. Coaches see so much hidden talent that their athletes don’t see for themselves. Lind has coached a lot of athletes in his 13 year career, from coaching swimming, basketball, volleyball, and track. He has challenged every athlete to step outside of their comfort zone and try new things. According to an article from truesports.org, “The Sport in America survey found that coaches are a leading…

together. The first swim meet of the summer consisted of a few different events, but one of my events was the 100 butterfly. Just to see my name on the heat sheet under the event listing made me nervous and ambivalent. During my freshman year of swimming, I could…

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…

the time sharks are most active. The instructors called us over to the water’s edge to observe what was happening. The water appeared calm, until they shined a huge spotlight onto the water; I could not believe what I had been missing. Silently swimming right by us were what looked like hundreds of sharks. It was mesmerizing and terrifying. I felt a tap on my back, and jumped, as the diving instructor looked at me questioning, “Well, what are you waiting for? Aren't you coming?” In the single…

How I learned to swim I was sputtering in the water, and I felt as if I were to drown. Some water got into my snorkel, and as I was coughing the water out, I forgot to hold on to the edge of the pool. I started to sink. With nothing to grab on to, I started sloshing with my arms as much as I could. The pool was not that deep, only five feet deep, but it was more than enough to be deep for me, since I was only seven years old, and I was less than four feet tall. I was trying to hop out of the…

My heart was racing while I was standing behind the one of the blocks at Lasalle. My coach said you will do fine but I wasn’t positive about it. I mean this was only my first time swimming at champs. I looked over at the other kids they looked good but I have been practicing all summer. Then, I looked around the pool and see hundreds of people there watching me. I had butterflies in stomach when I stepped up on the block but I was feeling confident. I can smell the yucky chlorine from the cold…

Imagine that you are at the Olympic Games, swimming the 100-metre freestyle. It is your first time there and you are surrounded by the most prestigious swimmers in the world. Do you quit right away? No, this is what you have grown up on, what you were trained to do. In Hero by Perry Moore, it explores Metro City and it’s residents. In particular, Thom Green. In Metro City, superheroes are the talk of the town and are no longer pieces of the imagination. Thom is a sixteen-year-old boy who is…