Hi my name is Carley Miller and I have just a few
words for all swimmers in the world~
Fifteen Steps
1-Never underestimate your opponent.
2-Work on your own weaknesses until they become your strong points.
3-Remember that a great effort is usually the result of a great attitude.
4-Dedicate yourself to a mighty purpose.
5-Win with humility, lose with grace.
6-Ingore those who discourage you.
7- Work to improve your moral and spiritual strengths as well as your physical
ones.
8-Remember that how you conduct yourself off the field is just an important as
how you conduct your self on the field.
9-Dont ask to be deprived of tension and discipline-these are tools that shape
success.
10-Do what has to be done, when it has to be done, and as well as it can be
done.
11-Remember that when you're not working to improve, your competition is.
12-Always give your best.
13-Practice like a champion.
14-Play like a champion.
*15-Win like a champion.
-H. Jackson Brown, JR.
Submitted by Alison McKnight ( RAC )
Hey! My name is Doug
and I swim for HNHS, Hamden North Haven Seadragons. I've been swimming for them
for almost a year now, and I have learned that
swimming is a really hard sport!!! I'm 15 and I've only been swimming for 3
years, almost 4. In those 3 or 4 years I have swum for many coaches and did
what they told me to do. I've found out that all my coaches have different
methods of swimming; by stroke, by sprint, etc. So what I'm trying to say is
that swimming is a really hard sport and I ENJOY IT!! I like it a lot!! My
theory is that swimming is harder then most sports, and I like the challenge!
I love the sport! I'm still learning, wanting, and craving to do better!! I
know I will if I keep on what I'm doing! This goes for all swimmers.
If you
try, you will get what you want! I wish all swimmers good luck in there up
coming meets and do not give up!!! Thanks :-)
Doug Vitagliano, Age 15
Hi everyone. This article is about making you dreams and goals come true. I
decided to write this article because I am sure that everyone
everywhere has dreams or goals of some sort. Maybe it is making zones, Age
Groups, or maybe betting you best time, but no matter what it is,
you can always make it come true, as long as you have the heart and desire to. I
know someone who has a broken finger, but every morning she
still comes to practice to work on her kicking skills or sometimes works on her
freestyle. Instead of missing practice and not coming, she wakes
up at the same time as everyone else and works just as hard, maybe even harder
as everyone else. As you see, she has goals because if she
didn't, she wouldn't be waking up at 5:30 in the morning to go swimming. I
just want to say that I hope everyone has a fabulous long course season
and everyone reaches their goals. Just remember, "no goal is too big, and
no goal is too small, as long as you reach far, you will always reach the
stars." Hope to see you around the pool deck.
~Kayleigh, Age 11 (Kayleigh swims with LEHY)
I'm Eric Jackwin and I swim for LEHY. My article is about smart swimming!
Smart swimming is all about focusing on your strokes, all the
small things like: flip turns, not breathing off the wall, shoulder roll, etc.
I was practicing one day and was swimming at a medium/slow pace and
focusing on the strokes that I took in the 100 I. M., I went a 1.18 and then did
another 100 I.M. Except this time I tried super hard, but I wasn't
focused, and my strokes had fallen apart and I still went a 1.18. If I had
focused on the strokes AND swam hard I could have done better and gotten a
faster time. As long as you stay focused on your strokes, you can your
build speed. It's not the quantity it's the quality! You will have
to work hard to get 2 or 3 seconds off your best time. When you focus at a
meet you will do very well! This can take time to get used to, but in the
end you will do great! Remember, focus on strokes
and drills you do in practice...........................The pay off will be at
meets!
Swimcerely,
Swimshady (Eric
Jackwin Age 11)