Swimming Upstream

Greg Louganis created awareness for diving. Diving is an olympic acrobatic sport performed on 2 grounds, a springboard and a platform “Springboard diving is done from a flexible plank made of aluminum or steel and measuring 16 ft (4.9 m) long by 20 in. (51 cm) wide. It extends horizontally over the water at a height of 1 m (about 3 ft 3 in.) or 3 m (about 9 ft 10 in.). The flexibility of the board allows the diver to jump high into the air to execute various maneuvers before entering the water. Platform

tunnel, he could clearly see the opening and the seaweed that was attached to the top of the hole. He swam to the entrance and started to go through the tunnel but, he forgot a flashlight to see in the darkness and avoid dangerous things. He was swimming through the tunnel and he started to float up to the roof of the tunnel and, when his back would touch the roof he got a sharp pain in his back from the rocks. He then swam into a rock that was sticking out of the side of the tunnel and hit his head

Bethany Hamilton was Born on the 8th of February, 1990 in Lihue, Hawaii, U.S. and is the daughter of Cherilyn Hamilton and Thomas R. Hamilton. She was the youngest of two siblings. Noah Hamilton, Born 1981, Hawaii, United States Timothy Hamilton Born 1986. Bethany Hamilton began dating Adam Dirks, and they were married in August 2013. In 2014 “I don’t need easy I just need possible” Bethany Hamilton. Growing up Bethany Hamilton is an American professional surfer who survived a shark attack in

camp The location of the camp is Emerald Bay just east of Arrow Point. The climate is warm and sometimes cloudy. Animals that live on this beautiful island are foxes, bison, deer, and feral cats. Catalina is only a 1-2 hour boat trip depending on where you live and the ride back is usually faster. San Pedro to Emerald bay is about 24 miles. The perimeter of the island is 54 miles. The mountain Sliver Peak located near the camp is about 1800 feet. Snorkeling Hiking Kayaking snorkeling Emerald bay

I engage in various extracurricular activities all year round. Currently, I am involved with ASU Prep’s high school color guard team, ASU Sun Devils, and the National Junior Honor Society. Additionally, I partake in ASU Prep’s competitive swim team and another that swims all year round. Now, I’ve competed and performed in color guard for four years now (counting 2016-2017). Every week I practice 3:30 to 5:30 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and compete against 28 other teams in the High School Regional

missed my friends party just to lose a game. Still, I felt a sense of pride that I was dedicated enough to miss a very fun party for something, we were far from guaranteed to win. In conclusion, dedication pays off. For example, with dedication to swimming I was able to qualify for meets that I would have never qualified for without endless practices, that required constant dedication. With dedication to learning jQuery, I have been able to develop apps that I would have been able to make with out

especially for this race… I won’t say that I thought it wouldn’t happen in front of my eyes but how was it possible at all, much less in front of my eyes. First off I was in the 1996 Olympic pool the McAuley Aquatic Center for Men’s Division I Swimming and diving Championships. Almost the whole time all you could hear was screwball college kids coming from all over the country. There was that one little ODU kid all the way to Texas, Cal, Georgia, and Florida’s all Americans. It was just mesmerizing

walk again.He had seven siblings he was the six child.When he was sixty two he was forced to retire due to a heart problem but that didn't stop him from keeping an eye out on water so if someone was drowning.Best known on galveston island for his swimming prowess,was a gifted athlete,an indefatigable lifeguard who saved 1,000 people from drowning in the gulf of

Your stomach is churning, while the butterflies inside are beating away. You feel like throwing up, but nothing comes out. You feel anxious standing on the block. Your legs shake with the fear of what will happen in the next few seconds, but for some reason you have never felt stronger. Your heart feels as if it will lunge out of your chest as you wait for the horn. You feel your feet leave the block. While the icy water cascades your body, feeling as if you had been shocked. Then all at once the

had to eat dinner, finish homework, and work on orders. With the volume of orders I was receiving, I did not have enough time to make the orders in a time frame that was fair to my customers. My business was more important to me, so I had to stop swimming. I still, however, teach swim lessons on the weekend and am still on the varsity swim team at my school. During the summer, I am also the head coach of a neighborhood swim team with seventy kids.