high school swimmers. This program will touch on the history of swimming and a training schedule that will aid in helping swimmers reach their peak performance and avoid injury. Also outlined with be dietary factors and benefits of calcium intake. Between a training schedule and proper dietary intake students should be successful in reaching their top performance. Sports Training and Nutrition History and Program of Swimming Swimming can be enjoyed by everyone and is considered the second most
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7 April 2014 In John Cheever’s short story “The Swimmer‚” a swimming pool represents much more than a fun summer afternoon. When Cheever’s main character‚ Ned Merrill‚ decides to take the long way home by swimming through every pool on his way home‚ he journeys through much more than swimming pools. As the story progresses‚ it becomes clear that a large amount of time has lapsed since the swimmer began his journey back home‚ and that his swims are interconnected with his life as an alcoholic
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time trying to court Maria‚ major Theron’s daughter‚ make art‚ or listen to music by the pool. Painter’s room is close to the pool so he is able to layout an extension cord and connect it to a tape recorder or ‘gecko-blaster’‚
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It was my first day of practice for high school swimming. There I was- a scrawny freshman‚ idolizing these upperclassmen who towered above me. Being the only freshman in my class‚ my coach had me train alongside these giants. I remember the countless morning practices‚ which always involved grueling endurance sets‚ where my teammates lapped me constantly while I struggled to make the intervals; feeling disappointed in myself‚ but determined to continue working hard in order to catch up to my teammates
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order to enjoy the time in the pool With a reputation of a relatively low-impact sport that significantly benefits both physical and mental health‚ the swimming easily places itself among the most popular sports activities in the United States and counts over a million competitive and recreational swimmers. The swimming combines body’s strength and flexibility which makes it an ideal fitness activity. However‚ due to the repetitive overhead motion of the swimming stroke‚ both professional and recreational
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narrator begins by following the main character‚ the young‚ adventurous‚ and suburbanized Ned Merrill on a Sunday quest to rise above complacency. The energetic Ned Merrill wakes up hung over on a beautiful Sunday morning and plans to swim home‚ pool by pool‚ 8 miles across town. Many different themes arise during the voyage home for Ned displaying the transitions from real to surreal. The struggle to constantly stay on top‚ the use of foreshadowing and the change of weather‚ the affect addiction had
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his time swimming from pool to pool. John Cheever symbolically expresses the stages of alcoholism‚ its effects‚ as well as how alcoholism destroyed Neddy’s life‚ family‚ friends‚ and social standing. The Narrator in “The Swimmer” displays Neddy’s life as moments of events of him swimming from pool to pool all over the country. Neddy started his journey being strong‚ and active feeling content with his life‚ but thorough out time grew weaker. The narrator says‚ “He went toward their pool with feelings
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SPECIES DIVERSITY IN POOL AND RIFFLES OF A LOTIC TROPICAL SYSTEM Abstract This study looked at species adaptations to different substrate type‚ current velocity‚ dissolved oxygen and depth that allows for the specialized utilization of the microhabitats found and how this was responsible for similarities and differences in species diversity in pools and riffles. The riffle was seen as the more diverse mesohabitat. Of the 47 species found‚ the riffle had 37 of these organisms present. The
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In the short story “The Swimmer”‚ John Cheever wrote the story as a metaphor for life. Cheever basically stating that your time here on earth is short; don’t waste your time. Neddy spends his time chasing a social life‚ alcohol‚ and a mistress. As Neddy takes his journey across the county why does it take so long for him to realize that his life isn’t what he thought it was? Did he waste his time while on his journey? Through his journey Neddy took glass after glass of alcohol and that’s what made
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a comer‚ después yo y mi hermano nos vamos explorando la ciudad. Normally I go on holiday to Spain with my family. We travel by plain‚ which takes 3 hours‚ and get a coach to the hotel. We stay in a big hotel with a swimming pool and bar. During the day I relax by the pool‚ swimming and lying in the sun. At night we go out to eat‚ then brother and me explore the town. El año pasado fui a España en agosto con mi madre‚ mi hermano‚ su amigo y mi amigo Verushka. Permanecíamos en un pequeño villa fuera
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