It's Swimming Season!

Yes, the swim season has begun at our school. If any of you are familiar with my previous experiences regarding swimming, you would know I tried out last year, was horrible, and ended up being cut.

Despite that, I kept working, and had the coach train me one-on-one, helping me improve my stamina, technique, and speed. I was determined to get better and make the team this year.

It came down to tryouts on Wednesday, and I was extremely nervous, wondering how much better I had gotten. I got in the pool, and felt AMAZING! I've never swam so great or had so much fun doing it in my life!! Upon getting out of the pool, my friend said "you look so much better than last year and you seem like you're having so much fun."

At yesterday's practice I found out I'm definitely on the 08-09 ACS Hillingdon Swim Team! This just goes to show that hard work, determiniation, practice, and perseverance really DO pay off in the end, and I can see this first-hand.

Michael Phelps....you got some competition!