Just Keep Swimming

Featured above a video I made that wraps up the last swimming season of my life (watch in HD). 

I started swimming when I was four. At the beginning, I was so scared of the water that I would nag my parents not to bring me to practices. When I finally overcame my fear and started to enjoy swimming, I was told by my doctor that my skin was allergic to the chlorine and that I should stop swimming. He told me that I was not a fish, so I didn't have to swim. 

With those obstacles, not to mention the abnormal constant cramps I have (I always think my body was never built for sports), I'm actually pretty proud of how far I've come. This season was the peak of my swimming career, with a bounded team, my 50 free time (26.59 yay!) and two school relay records broken.

Swimming has taught me persistence and given me the unique swimmer spirit.  It's a part of me that I know I'll never lose. As much as I still want to go through the sometimes painful trainings and the pumped up meets again, all good things must come to an end. And in the words of my super poetic friend, "it has been a journey, creating broad shoulders, large thighs, and bulky muscles, but it is time to go."