swimming

I looked at the blank page saying swimming for a while. I now think of it with a positive connotation. Being the swim team manager is one of the best experiences thus far. It has reshaped my college experience, given me an extra sixty friends, and taken me across the country (on the clock). I also got a super comfy purple sweatset. I think of swimming in this connotation now largely due to the fact that I’m not in the water.

I used to swim 6 days a week, sometimes twice a day. My favorite part was lift . I can look back and say I enjoyed it and had an amazing time. I had to scratch finals of my last senior state because I had so much anxiety. I loved SPAC and the enviornment for a long time. It was such a fun change to what I was used to and I felt myself getting stronger everyday. I had the most amazing group of fun, encouraging, lifelong friends. And some who were just good for the time. I grew to appreciate the time I spent there. And the countless hours doing backstroke looking at “As a face reflects in the water, the heart reflects the person”. We weren’t allowed to do yoga because it wasn’t Christian.

My old coach used to play Taylor Swift for every hard set. He kicked someone out for looking “too sad” after he explained our 8 x400s odds free, evens IM. I’m not sure who would be too keen on that.

I asked to be moved to the distance group because my friends were in it even though I swam the 50 & 100 Free. I loved it though. I stayed at the pools for hours after practice talking with my friends in the car or getting Waffle House. I’ve won some state medals. I can still bench 130. I’m pretty proud of the accomplishments I’ve earned when swimming, but thank god I’m done.