Personal Narrative: The Aquatics Program

The aquatics program after freshman year was in ruin. In the last three years, coaches come and go and this lack of continuity has led to low spirit and trust in the program. In mid sophomore year, after a terrible coach, Eric Nelson, I nearly quit swimming. After 10 years of dedication and commitment to the sport, I couldn’t believe it. I was going to give up not only my livelihood, but my athletic future in college because of the inability to establish a strong coaching base.
Nevertheless, water polo opened my eyes to a whole new aquatic side, where my swimming speed combined with skills such as agility, strength, endurance, and coordination. Though I wasn’t the best player on the team, my first year was a blast. Coming from no water polo