Essay On Semiahmoo

Swimming to Antarctica is a story about how Lynne Cox attempt to complete the grueling swim. Lynne’s goal to finish the swim is motivated by her effort, determination and bravery. Can Lynne overcome her difficulties and finish the swim, or will she let it all slip away?

In the article Swimming for her Life by Kristan Lewis Describes the life of Yusra Mardini. She is a refuge and is a talented swimmer. In 2015 when Yursa was 17 she had to flee her country, Syria. Syria broke out in war Yusra and her sister Sarah wanted to go the Germany but the contraries around Syria did not let people go into their country without knowing how you are. So they went by boat between to Turkey and Greece but the boat could only carry 6 people at a time but they crammed 18 people into the boat. The motor stopped and the boat started to flood. Yursa and her sister, Sarah both jumped in the water and pushed the boat to the shore they swam 3 and a half hours in the cold rushing waters of the sea. They saved 18 people. When they finally

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome is a very serious birth defect. Studies say, “each year approximately… 640 to 1440 infants in the United States are born with HLHS” (Paediatr Child Health,2). Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, also known as HLHS, is a birth defect where the left ventricle of the heart is either underdeveloped or absent. Today, there are heart surgeries that can help children born with HLHS survive longer and sometimes even live long, happy lives. Though, not all children survive HLHS. Many infants die whilst waiting for a donor heart.

After coming home from the Olympics, Zamperini joined the military where more troubles were to arise. After Zamperini’s plane crashed onto the land, Zamperini’s team had to take the plane out again. Since the plane was in an awful condition, it crashed into the water, “All I could see, in every direction, was water” (Preface). When the plane went down, he quickly got back to the surface so he could stay alive. He knew surviving on a raft, in the middle of nowhere, would be extremely difficult, but he was going to try. He and another man lasted 47 days on the raft with barely any water or food. Hillenbrand describes them as, “The men's bodies were pocked with salt sores, and their lips were so swollen that they pressed into their nostrils and chins”(Prologue.2) Zamperini and the other man on the raft have been blistered over, and they have been starved and dehydrated for weeks. They don’t have any energy, but they are trying to get through. Motivation is key for them. They both want to get back home to their families and friends. On the 47th day all of their hard work, to stay alive, has payed off, or so they think. After surviving for weeks at sea they have been

Diana Nyad is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long- distance swimmer. Diana is also the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without getting injury, swimming one hundred and one miles in fifty- three hours. It was Diana fifth time standing on the Cuban shore, hoping that she will make it across that vast from Cuba to Florida. Not only has she tried four times but even the greatest swimmer in the world has been trying since 1950's and it hasn't been done yet. Knowing the risk of the dangerous wildness of an ocean, she still continues this great journey. Facing the sharks and box jellyfish, the deadliest venom are in these waters. From her previous attempt, she came close to dying. Diana team and her best friend

By the age of nineteen he beat the reigning AAU endurance champion herbert brennan in the one mile race then the next year he beat him again in the ten mile race by one mile during one of of his ten miles races he dislocated his arm and still swam beating an olympic gold medal winner but he ended up not winning. From ages twenty four through thirty four he won every race held in the Gulf Of Mexico.

Making a huge splash in the water, tough competitors from the Desert Dolphins swam hard and did their best to take home well-deserved ribbons in each category.

Johnny Weissmuller had many troubles in his early life which helped him swim and be the person he was. At age nine Weissmuller contracted the disease polio. His doctor recommended that he should learn how to swim to help keep him healthy and active. Soon after, he joined the YMCA swim team and started his career as a swimmer. He attended college only for a while, then dropped out to work numerous jobs. At one job he was working as a elevator operator at a hotel, he met one of his past swim coaches that coached him to two championship wins. At this time Weissmuller was not swimming, but his past swim coach, and friend, convinced him back into swimming. Soon after this, Weissmuller was winning again and again.

Diana Nyad is well known for swimming from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage; her experience can teach others to see the world and themselves in a whole new perspective. Although she accomplished her goal, it took Nyad a total of five attempts in order to successfully swim from Cuba to Florida. Her fifth and final attempt to make this journey took her approximately fifty-three hours. The distance was over 110 miles, which broke the world record for the distance swam without the protection of a shark cage. Even though Nyad went through hard times during her expedition, she never gave up on herself. Her experience plays a large role in not only how people see the world, but the way they see themselves too.

In 1926 there was a woman who was the first woman to swim on the english channel and previously won the 1924 Olympics, her name was Gertrude Ederle.She was born October 23, 1906, she belongs to german immigrants who moved to New York City. Gertrude went the Olympics and got a gold medal in the 4x100 meter relay and a bronze 100 meter and 400 meter relay. June 1925 Gertrude was 19 years old when she beated the old swim record of swimming from New York Battery to Sand Hook, New Jersey.Gertrude’s first attempt to swim on the english channel was shot down because there was a technicality.Her first coach, the one that was with her the first time, told Gertrude to stop because there was too much salt water going into her mouth and he was worried

This is one of the prominent examples of his luck. He was one of the only people not killed out of thousands, not because he was a great swimmer, just because he happened to not be seen by crocodiles or the army. Another

Central Idea: Swimming has a long and rich history that dates back way before our generations and is not always as beneficial as we may think.

Congenital heart diseases (CHDs) are the most prevalent of all birth defects and the leading cause of death in the first year of life, (1) with an annual prevalence ranging from six to twelve affected infants per 1,000 live births. (2)

Lifeguard classes were 2 days that consisted of CPR training, swimming laps, and learning rescues. When we first began, there were three of us sitting at a table on the pool deck with an outdated rolling TV. I was handed a 100-page lifeguarding manual my eyes bulged out of my head, the butterflies in my stomach multiplied. Looking through the book, watching rescues and talking through every question I had calmed my nerves. But the statistics of drowning still haunted my mind, 360,000 people died from drowning in 2015 (WHO). All though at the YMCA in Red Oak hasn’t had a drowning,

Tayt Andersen is an 8 year old boy from Rigby, Idaho, but he isn’t like all the other little kids in Rigby. Tayt was born without the left side of his heart. And, at just seven years old, he has had nine open-heart surgeries, twenty-four shunt revision surgeries, and three other life-saving surgeries. He has been Life Flighted ten times, flat-lined six times, and has spent more than three-fourths of his life in hospital beds at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Embree)