Way back 13 years ago, when I started to learn how to swim. My parents decided to enroll me in a swimming lesson due to my asthma condition. As I learn how to swim my parents and I saw the improvements in my health. It lessens my asthma attacks. AS time goes by, I'm already enjoying to be in a pool everyday and enjoying every strokes, not just because of my health problem but because swimming became my passion.
As I entered second year high school, I'm invited to join swimming competition representing my school. And its my first time to compete and luckily, I got the Most Valuable Player(MVP) award in that competition. After winning the said award, I was motivated to train harder so that I may compete not just in the area of Marikina, but also to compete in regional. There, I met my coach who made me more stronger and made me swim faster than before. I also met new friends/Swim mates.
After training so hard twice a day (morning and afternoon session),going to gym to gain more endurance, I already gained the confidence to compete in such big events. I won more medals and an MVP award again for the second time. I don't even expect to have some medals and an MVP award because I know there's more good than me. But I;m proud of myself that I did a great swim. I also made my family happy and proud as well.
As I continue to train and swim, I got my best time of 31 seconds. My specialty is Breast stroke.
And before I enter college, I got my last MVP award and that is also my last competition. Having the fact that nursing is a full load course there's no more time for me to swim. And I truly miss it :(
I also thank GOD for giving me such talent as a swimmer. I'm lucky to have it :)
The only diffrence between me and a mermaid is that i have legs to do flip turns with...
that's the end of my swimming career :)
Wow! Very nice Pats! ;) I can totally understand your passion for swimming, not that I'm a swimmer but my husband was. I know how hard the training is (based on his stories), so I salute you for having such discipline and passion. I'm sure you're parents are so proud of you! Good job!
ReplyDeletewow.. galing mo naman pats.. turuan mo nga ako ng mga malulupit mong strokes dyan.. hehehe proud ako na nagkaroon ako ng friend na magaling magswim.. pwede ka din pala maging lifeguard hehehhe.. ikaw palang yung naging friend ko na may talent na ganyan.. go go go.. ipagpatuloy mo pa din yan pwede mo nga maging job din yan while nagaaral ka ng nursing.. magturo ka ng swiming.. goodluck...
ReplyDeletethanks ate ai and eula :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry sis, I have to delete the first comment because it's not yet finish.
ReplyDeleteI'm proud of you too. Same kami ni eula, papaturo din ako ng mga strokes mo dyan.hehe My little cousin enrolled in a swimming class because she also have asthma. I wish she become a good swimmer too like you. =)
thanks maj :)
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