Technical diving

My favorite sporting event that was meaningful to me was this year on March 3. This was the state swimming and diving tournament. This year I was supposed to swim 4 events total which is more than I had had the previous two years. It was an absolutely phenomenal experience due to a couple of factors. Firstly, I was 9 overall in the 100 yard butterfly with a time…

the desire to see it up close in person. After Obtaining my scuba diving license, I begged my parents to take me to Australia so I could fulfill my dream, which seemed impossible, until suddenly my dream came true. I got to opportunity of a lifetime to travel to Australia with a group of 12 kids, all older than me, that I had never met. I knew I had to go. In a dream come true, I spent the entire trip immersed in scuba diving. The day came when we were going to load our stuff onto the boat…

Higher education is defined as “education beyond the secondary level or education provided by a college or university” (Merriam-Webster). That may be the textbook definition of higher education, but is college the only place where a student can get a form of higher education? Education can come from people, an environment, background, etc. If someone breaks his or her leg by jumping off a bed, he or she learns to be more careful when jumping around next time. Higher education is a kind knowledge…

It offered a gym, indoor tennis courts, basketball courts, a skate park, and most importantly, two pools. While the outdoor pool catered towards family fun with a kitty pool, slides, and a diving board, the indoor pool focused on competitive swimming. The length of the indoor pool is twenty five meters long, and twenty meters wide, allowing for eight lanes that are 2.5 meters wide each. Out of these eight lanes, the team used four lanes, each…

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Looking for a new alternative to your daily walk, or trip to the gym? Why not try water aerobics! Water aerobics is a low impact exercise that will still make you sweat! You may think that swimming in a pool is all it takes for water aerobics. But this is not true! Water aerobics is a full body workout, using every muscle from your legs to your shoulders. After an hour doing water aerobics you are sure to feel the burn! So how can one get started? Surprisingly, many local pools offer a…

I was watching the Santa Clara Arena Swim Series over the past weekend and I was reflecting on elite swimming careers. I watched the ageless Anthony Ervin and Natalie Coughlin race and compete at a high-level into their mid-thirties. Twenty years ago, no one was competing at this age! I kept asking myself, how are these older athletes having this historic swimming career? After much thought I realized, health is the answer! Health is a broad term, but holistically all the elements of health…

The modern ballet performance The Deep End exert 'swimming' is about Australians love for water. The piece is made of both modern ballet and contemporary. The dance could be interpreted in a couple of ways, either swimming in the beach or in a pool. The deep end was performed in 1996 by the Australian ballet and choreographed by Meryl Tankard. Meryl Tankard is one of Australia's greatest and most controversial choreographers. One particular move in section A of The Deep End was the circular…

Kids Swim Lessons: What are the Steps Toward Water Mastery? Summary: Kids swim lessons teach life-saving skills that strengthen muscles and improve coordination. This article provides information about Aqua-Tots swim school and how their instructors organize swim classes. Included are the age groups that each level serves and which skills students can expect to learn. Kids once learned to swim at the local stream or pond. Children spent warm summer days teaching themselves and each other to…

The crowd before me, my stage in sight, and the all too familiar scent of chlorine in the air; I live for these moments. All of the swim practices before now have been in preparation for my success in today’s meet. My vision is blue from my old plastic goggles that are now scratched from past meets and reminiscent practices. They are my good luck charm. I fidget with them, assuring for the fifth time that, yes, they are still exactly where I left them ten seconds ago. I take deep breaths, each…