oh swimming, how i have missed you

tonight was my first swim practice in a while. i have been so busy with school and college stuff (which still is no excuse). so, practice tonight was a little rough. i started out doing pretty good and ended up DYIING. not much of a surprise though. i have truly missed everyone at swim, the coaches, and just swimming itself. swimming has been apart of my life for 10 years. i can't imagine my life without swimming. i love it so much. it is so hard to get myself to swim practice, but once i am there, i love it. it is a way for me to get all my frustration out, compete, and just have a good time. 

i am convinced that swimming is the hardest sport. over the years, i have had to deal with comments like, "swimming is not  a sport." or "swimming is nothing compared or football." so, tonight i thought about it. in order to be a good swimmer, you must be strong. your arms have to be strong, your legs have to be strong, your abs have to be strong, your lungs have strong, and your back has to be strong. YOUR WHOLE BODY HAS TO BE STRONG! swimmers ARE strong. also, in order to be a good swimmer, you have to be discipline.  you also  have to have major endurance. yes, there are sprint races in swimming, but then there are the distance races...which requires ENDURANCE! you have to be willing to wake up at the crack of dawn, literally, and swim FAST! you have to spend hours, upon hours, at swim meets. and then there is spending three, long, awful hours, everyday straight swimming over Christmas break. yes, Christmas break. so really, swimmers get no Christmas break. we spend so much time working hard. then just in general, swimming is hard. pushing and pulling through the water is tough. holding your breath is tough. kicking is tough. 

i am done "venting"....i think we should all understand now that swimming IS the hardest sport out there. 

i am looking forward to my last year of swimming. i will have several emotional times, fun times, and hard times. i am ready to start coming to practice (might need some help and motivation......*Cole and Sara*) and finish this year strong!