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Personal Narrative: My Swimming Pool

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I would consider my childhood normal. I grew up in Hong Kong, played video games with my brother and started swimming ever since I would remember. But swimming has always had a special place in my heart. Starting at the age of 5, after school on Fridays, I would go to the pool with my brother for lessons every fortnight. I definitely enjoyed the lessons; my older brother Zachary, hard to say. After three years, we had moved to a swimming club named Harry Wright International. This was where I met my first coach, Kevin Chow. Within the first few lessons I had with him, he had recognised my talent and asked my mum if I could join the swim squad. Despite being a year younger than everyone at the age of 9, my mom and I agreed that it would be good to join the swim squad. I will never forget the first time I went to a big swimming competition. Attending the "Hong Kong Age Group Championships" was a big deal for me. I had the opportunity to swim with the best in Hong Kong. Racing in a pool that had been constructed recently was definitely something new to me. I had been to competitions before, but this was the first time racing in a competition of such large calibre. Hence, I didn't think of it as “the …show more content…

After my warm down, I ran back to my coach with anticipation for my gold medal. As I had found him, I asked about the race with excitement only for my heart to drop. I had found out that I had been disqualified. This disqualification had led me to lose out on the High Point Trophy by two points. Since then, I have learnt from my mistakes. I have learnt to tell myself that in a competition of such large calibre, anything could happen. Although this had set me back mentally as a swimmer and as a person, I can say that I learned something important. From this experience, I now tell myself never to be overconfident even when things seem to be going my

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