Essay On Semiahmoo

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.

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

“Where others saw obstinacy, I saw determination,” Ryder said. When Marilyn Bell’s parents were looking for an instructor for Bell, Gus Ryder was one of them. He has been running “The Lakeshore Swim Club” for over 20 years. When Bell started swimming lessons for the first time, at the end of her lessons Ryder invited her to join a competitive swim club. Ryder soon became one of Canada’s most famous coaches. Without telling anyone Ryder started to train Bell to make the swim across Lake Ontario, but in order for her to earn that she needed to prove herself. Ryder knew she was ready for it so he started to coach her to become a long – distance open water swimmer. Whenever Ryder told Bell to do something she wouldn’t complain to him. He was the main reason why Marilyn was in the lake. Now the Lakeshore Swim Club now teaches swimming to the children who are physically disabled,

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.

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

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

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.

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?

So she has to train to complete this swim. So she trains early in the morning and longs for these workouts. But, she wants to complete her goal of breaking the record of beating the English Channel in the shortest time of beating the swim. The second piece of evidence claims that “Sometimes, though, it’s difficult to drag myself out of bed and go work out. Sometimes I’m just really tired.

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

Michael Phelps wanted to face his fear and put his head under water and learn to swim. The narrator states, “Phelps undertook a mission since his childhood to become a champion swimmer”(Narrator para. 3), “Back then, he was a little nervous about putting his head underwater”(Narrator para. 2). By pursuing his goal and wanting to succeed, Michael Phelps is now known as a champion swimmer and the record holder for the most Olympic Medals won.The Narrator states, “Phelps set a world record in July 2012 for earning more medals than any other Olympic athlete” (Narrator para.

The swim was 34 km (or 21.13). He was the first quadriplegic to ever swim across the English Channel, much less in that amazing time. Swimming at a constant speed of 2 miles per hour, this is no easy feat. For accomplishing this task, he got a phone call from the Prime Minister of France for a wonderful athletic performance. Did we mention that he was 39 at the time and that only 900 other (able-bodied) swimmers finished the swim too?

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.

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)

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.