The First Blog

"2, 1, go!" I just sighed as I listened to my coach yell at us to start yet another set. As you can guess I was at the pool yet again. I couldn't believe that I was actually swimming for Davis High School. The fact that DHS even had a team was amazing I thought as I took a deep breath and kicked off of the wall, yet again. I was really starting to wonder if I needed air when spots started to appear under my eyelids. But it is normally by this time that I finally touch the wall and take a huge gasping breath. Most people say that thinking to yourself none stop is crazy, but I mean, what else are you supposed to do during a non-stop 500 yard swim? It is barely audible under the water but yes, the coach is yelling at us to swim faster again! I am continuously thinking, "Well how are we supposed go faster with this many people?" but somehow the pace always picks up. Isn't it amazing how a lot of the time you know the person by their suit color or design better than you know their face? And then, wham, I can't feel my wrist. These lanes are so small! How am I supposed to swim when I am continuously getting nailed by someone in the other lane? I mean it takes the other guy out too, and I don't think that he appreciates it either. But then the needle hits the top and we're of again! One, two, three, four, five, and bam I kick off the wall again. I have a million things to think about; am I to deep? Did I kick off to early? I am Pacing the first 25 right? Ah... It's all those things that make swimming a difficult sport mentally when you have already been burned out at school. You know going through Mr. T's class Money's, etc. But then there is always the physical part, football players have problems doing what us swimmers do. I mean, how many football players do you see that can swim a 100 yard Freestyle in under one minute? And then there is Breastroke, most people can not even swim that stroke properly, the same with Butterfly most people do this weird dead fish flopping type stroke! Swimming is even a full contact sport, I have had people fall in on top of me, whack me. I know a kid who kicked in the face so hard it cracked his goggles. And then bam, I get whacked in the face, that subject seems like it is jinxed. Oh man now my eye hurts, and it might blacken up on me. I wear Swedish goggles they have absolutely NO padding, it is plastic against face. Most people can't even wear them because they take about a month to get used to. Now can you imagine getting whacked in the face while wearing these? But hey, I guess that is the average 5 minutes of practice for a competitive swimmer.