announce the swimmers competing in the next race. Uneasiness rushed down my spine the moment my coach pronounced my name. My first race began in less than fifteen hours. The months of training before my competition built my endurance and confidence in swimming. I was prepared to tackle my first competition. When it came time to perform‚ the crowd was silent. I was on a ledge that was three feet above the water. I stared at the crystal blue water and saw my reflection. I gripped firmly on the edge of the
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everyone. It’s a great exercise that can be used by people of all ages. It builds endurance‚ muscle strength and cardio-vascular fitness. The biggest benefit‚ however‚ of knowing how to swim is the prevention of accidental drowning. Swimming is relatively easy to learn! Yet drowning is the number one killer of children ages four and under. According to the National Red Cross‚ approximately 50% of the American population does not know how to swim. “In the United States‚ 1‚236 children
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Jonathan swimming pools I. (To begin‚ let’s look at how to clean the pool) I. There are several important steps to cleaning a swimming pool. A. (1)The VGB Pool and Spa Safety Act passed in 2007; states that you must have 2 separate main drains not allowing someone to get stuck to them. (2) The number of return inlets shall be based on two inlets per six hundred square feet of pool surface area; you want to begin by removing and clearing any debris from those baskets. Next you
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Ms. McCoy Science Current Events Homework Writing Assignment Keep in your folder – one due per month by the 15th NOTE: If you do not have a printer‚ handwrite your summary‚ fill out overview paper‚ and find a current article in the newspaper or a science magazine. Many teachers get newspapers delivered to their class. Cut out a science related article. Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to encourage students to connect what we are learning about in science class to the bigger picture
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“The Lesson” Edward Lucie-Smith About the Poet Edward Lucie-Smith‚ a British poet and art critic‚ was born in Jamaica in 1933 and graduated from Oxford University in 1954. He has lived in London since 1951‚ where he worked as an advertising copywriter (1956-66) and as an editor of books on art. Among his works of poetry are A Tropical Childhood (1961) and Confessions and Histories (1964). His important criticism includes Art in Britain 1969-1970 (1970)‚ Symbolist Art (1973)‚ American Art Now (1985)
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My alarm interrupts my sleep. I jolt out of bed. My feet pad across my room; I blindly throw on my bathers and grab the usual apple and berry smoothy. I slowly jog out to the car‚ I see mum waiting with the headlights on‚ lighting my way‚ the warmth of the seats are nice in the early morning. We don’t speak on the way to the pool. When I take off my tracksuit I feel uncomfortable‚ I’m too bulky‚ my body is uncomfortable. My body glides through the water creating small ripples along the surface. The
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Suggestions For Swimming Pool Covers Covers for your swimming pool are available obtainable lay out of various colours‚ sizes‚ shapes‚ and functions. To heat your pool and keep it protected simultaneously also you’ll get a star solar. If wellbeing is your biggest concern as well as you’ll be supplied with safety covers that cover your pool and keep individuals and animals out of it as well. For each on top of ground pools and in ground pools along with you’ll invariably realize a canopy to stay your
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about synchronized swimming or have never heard of it or just don’t know what it is at all. I will explain the meaning of synchronized swimming and then I will talk about how hard you have to work to be synchronized swimmer and finish it off with how we synchronized swimmers do things at meets and what we use to be able to do the things we can. What is synchronized swimming? Synchronized swimming or synchro‚ an easier way to say it‚ is a mixture of dance‚ gymnastics and swimming. It also includes
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“How To” Speech Example Outline Introduction 1. Attention Getting Opener There is no other sport that is more enjoyable to me than swimming. For most people it is baseball‚ or football. For some people it may be running or yoga. For me‚ racing in the water is the best! It may not be a team effort‚ or have an outlined playbook‚ but swimming is still a very competitive sport. 2. Clear Topic and Main Points Today I’m going to tell you how to be a competivie swimmer (Topic). First we will look at
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“Conquering My Fear of Swimming” Learning something new can be a scary experience. One of the hardest things I have ever had to do was learn how to swim. I was always afraid of the water‚ but I decided that swimming was an important skill that I should learn. I also thought it would be good exercise and help me to become physically stronger. What I did not realize was that learning to swim would also make me a more confident person. This later on would be a great benefit to me in anything
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