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My Swimming Moment

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It was my sophomore year and the start of a new swim season. I went up to my coach before practice and handed him a paper. On it, all of my events and goal times were typed into a graph. While making this goal sheet, I had been researching the times of freshman swimmers from D3 schools. I wanted to have times close to theirs, for I was optimistic and looked forward to the idea of being a college swimmer. The anticipation of sharing my aspirations with Coach excited me - commencing the year on a positive note was what every swimmer hoped for. He took one look, then passed the paper back to me. He looked up and said, “You can’t make these times.” I stood there, sure he would follow up with some advice. He continued, saying, “I’m proud of you for taking the time to make this, but you’re just not bound to be a college level swimmer.” At that moment, he turned around and walked away, getting ready to …show more content…

Without it, my future would have been drastically different. As I write this now, I realize that all along, I have been traveling along the unknown path towards achievement. As a child, I did not know I wanted to continue swimming into my young adult life. All I knew was that it brought me joy and friendships. As a teen, I began to realize that swimming had a greater importance to me, but I did not know that it would be a deal breaker for my future education. And as a young adult, swimming will teach me how to juggle real life careers and undergraduate schooling, without losing a passion. Swimming has always been guiding me along the path of unknown, and it continues to do so. I want to attribute my success and all of my future endeavors to swimming and the lessons it has taught me. Countless struggles and achievements slowly shaped a young girl with a fun hobby into an aspiring student athlete with a passion. Without swimming, I wouldn’t be

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