Deep diving

Michael Phelps is one of the most decorated Olympic athletes in the world. Many people look at him as a hero, but he did not have an easy life. Early on, his parents’ divorce had a profound impact on him, giving him nightmares that were very upsetting. After winning eight gold medals at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004, at the height of popularity, he struggled with alcohol and drugs. However, with the help of his swim coach Bob Bowman, and the support of his mother, two sisters, and his father

One humid summer night, when I was five years old, I was surfboarding on a kick board in my grandma's cozy bathtub. The tepid water was about halfway full and everything was going fine because I was holding on to the white squared ledge in the bathtub so I would wouldn't slip. Then I screamed to my Dad, "Look, look, I'm surfing, I'm surfing!" My Dad responded, "Wow that's amazing, but be careful not to slip and hurt yourself! "Okay I'll be careful!" I answered cheerfully back.

Jerry goes to the same resort every summer vacation and he swims at the same beach full of people. He discovers a new beach area and new friends as well as almost experiencing death. At the end of all of this, he accomplishes something great. Jerry was walking with his mom going to the villa that was near the beach that was full of people. He noticed a little beach that had crystal clear water and had no one not a single soul on the shore, and so Jerry wanted to go to that beach. He asked his mom

Many individuals would agree that at least one thing terrifies them. In fact, there is a whole television series based on what strange phobias people have. These fears or phobias can range from anything consisting of being terrified of the dark, to being petrified to simply stand next to a person. People often wonder what causes a fear. One unique theory as to why these fears develop, is that they are the effect of a traumatic event that took place in the person’s life. In addition, another philosophy

one. The reason I didn 't ride the other slide was because the line was too long.I decided to take a break and just lay and soak up the sun. As I soaked up the sun I saw that they had an indoor pool. I decided to go and check it out. Then I saw a diving board and a big lap pool and just a swimming pool and there were 3

Swimming is an ancient activity that has taken place since both water and humans were on the earth. Around 10,000 years ago humans found prehistoric evidence of recreational swimming on Stone Age paintings. Books such as the Iliad, The Odyssey and the bible all include references of swimming. Around 1830 in England swimming started to become a popular recreational activity. By the time 1837 rolled around the National Swimming Society held six different competitions around London. In 1875 captain

Swimming competitively over the past 11 years has had a profound impact on my life. Swimming has taught me the importance of time management and leadership skills. As I progressed in the sport, it began to take up more and more of my time: peaking at approximately 17 hours a week of training. As you can imagine, this required me to developed my time management skills because I have had to carefully plan to complete my school work by the given deadlines. The pressure swimming has put me under has

Jawed Atahi S3544141 Swimming Upstream directed by Russell Mulcahy portrays a story about a young man who loves to swim and tries to go to Olympic and to be an Australian Champion. The film illustrates Tony’s journey from childhood to an adult. Throughout the film Tony’s journey is being focused in achieving his fathers attention and love. On another level the film depicts a story about a father who haven’t achieved his own dream but to uses his sons to accomplish his dream that he never reached

Introduction: Swimming upstream is a film directed by Russell Mulcahy which was based in the early 1950’s. The film was produced in 2003 and is based on a boy named Tony Fingleton a young man from a troubled family who found the inner strength to become a champion. Always overshadowed in his father's eyes by his brothers. The only way Tony feels about winning his father’s heart is by his extraordinary swimming talent. Tony and his father (Harold snr) have a very unhealthy relationship as Tony struggled

the pool in order to avoid being tagged. The person who is tagged will have to hold hands with the person who is "It." Both players will try to swim around and tag the remaining players. The game continues until all of the players have been tagged. Diving For Pennies This is a very fun and simple game that everyone will enjoy. One person needs to toss some coins at the bottom of the pool. Everyone dives in the pool in order to catch as many pennies as they can. The person who is able to catch the