1. The Benefits of Swimming
The sun sleeps as the desolate city streets await the morning rush hour. I enter the building along with ten other swimmers, inching my way toward the cold, dark change room of the Warra Park Pool. Then it's back to the pool again. The afternoon training schedule features an additional 5 laps. My coach has spent hours in an attempt to help me defeat time. I should put in my share of work. .
I was here because of my parents, fearing injury, directed my athletic interests away from rugby and into the pool. I guess that was good for me. .
There was a time, three weeks into my new swimming endeavor, I somehow persuaded my coach to let me enter the annual age group competition. I did not do all that well. To be honest, it went down the drain. I knew success does not come without effort. With my friends, time is increasingly spent in the pursuit of the next swimming objective. .
It was hard work. Sometimes I come to school with aches all over me. Although it did dampen my spirits from time to time, I never backed away. I was training regularly, weekdays after school with friends. .
It was about 1 year into my training; I entered another competition. This time, I fared much better. I actually got into the quarterfinals. This is a little sweet success for my swimming, after all that work I have put in. but I still have a long way to go. .
I have learned that, as in swimming, life's successes often come in small increments. The difference between success and failure is defined by the ability to overcome strong internal resistance. .
I feel tense and I am shaking, yet I am firmly determined to achieve my goal. With just seconds before the start of the race, images of the past five months cloud my thoughts. Unpleasant memories of waking up at pre-dawn hours and arduous after-school practices flash through my head. I will soon kn...
In this story, "Touching bottom", by Kari Strutt, swimming was used as a unifying device. ... When related to swimming, touching the bottom makes the swimmer feel like the surface isn't too far away. ... The body of the story itself has a lot of imagery related to swimming. ... For the narrator herself, I think swimming represented her life. ... I think by the end of the story, the narrator realizes that change is a part of life, and she starts swimming at the YMCA pool again, even though the water there is now murky. ...
The swimming pool I observed is located at the YMCA on Richmond Ave. ... But, no matter what, if you are caught wearing an underwear [Speedo style swimming suit] you"re a sissy and no one likes to be around a sissy." As I looked around, I noticed all the boys wearing trunk-style swimming suits and realized peer pressure is still influencing the actions of pre-teens today as much as it was ten years ago when I went through the stage. ... Conclusion By closely examining the swimming pool, I was able to ascertain the different possible functions it has. ... In this way, the YMCA is able to...
"Swimming" In swimming there is no stroke harder to learn then the Butterfly stroke. This is the stroke where the swimmer swims kicking like a dolphin and pulling with his or her hands at the same time under the water and recovering for the next stroke above water with both arms at the same ...
Swimming. An ancient aquatic sport. Its is the art of self-movement in water by use of hands and/or feet. Swimming is viewed as a sport or as recreation. Storks and techniques must be learned by humans, as it does not come instinctively. Different strokes and body positions have been developed to e...
Nothing fills that order like a swim, but will you head for the neighborhood swimming pool or someplace in the great outdoors, such as a lake? ... First of all, swimming pools contrast with natural bodies of water because pools have been created with one purpose in mind: to make the swimming and recreational experience as fun and safe as possible. ... Oceans and ponds also differ from swimming pools in the variety of activities they offer. ... For example, activities such as swimming lessons and junior lifesaving classes are available at city pools as well as rural lakes. ... As you can see, s...
Cutbacks are having to be made, but taking away swimming pools should NOT be an option. Over 83 schools in the Toronto District School Board have swimming facilities. ... Getting an early start with swimming doesn't only teach basic strokes. ... Swimming lessons saves lives. ... Swimming not only teaches athletic skills but lifesaving skills. ...
Polyurethane swimming suits were introduced into the international world of swimming in the 2009 World Championships in Rome when USA swimming superstar Michael Phelps suffered his first individual defeat in almost four years to a no name German swimmer called Paul Biedermann in the 200m freestyle. (Crouse, 2009) Biedermann shocked the swimming world when he also smashed the World Record and improved his personal best in the 400m freestyle by almost 8 seconds. This astonishing event alarmed FINA (Federation Internationale de Natation or International Swimming Federation) and also raised questi...