Monday, January 30, 2012

Butterfly Stroke: Bring it!

Swimming has basically been MY LIFE besides academia and student government since 2008. Recently I've had a little love/hate relationship with it because of how crazy my schedule has been. I think that all changed when FOUR things happened:
1. Bob: He might have the same name as Michael Phelps coach but he's actually a science professor at my school. Whenever I'm at the fitness center on campus aka HWAC he always says, "Dorothann time to get in the pool its swimming day!" This happens even when its NOT EVEN SWIMMING DAY and I'm just there for other activities. Talk about motivation: telling me to get my ass into the pool and swim like I was in the Olympics or running away from sharks in the Aegean Sea!
2. Being recruited for the U.S. Masters Swim team: Although I did swim masters at Steiner Aquatics center in 2010 recently I was recruited to swim at the Sports Mall on their team. I guess come summer 2013 after I'm outta Westminster I'll be swimming with old people again.
3. My internship: I never really thought I'd be teaching little kids to swim. A few months ago I secured an internship at this place called SwimKids. Besides graphic design work and advertising I'm learning a top secret way to teach kids how to swim by a person who's done it for 20 years.
4. Lifeguard Certification: Olympus was 5 YEARS AGO!!!! I'm getting lifeguard certified for my internship even though its not required. I only thought high schoolers got lifeguard certified to get people to get a date with them but I guess not. So as of March I'll be learning techniques on how to respond to aquatic emergencies and fend off guys who ATTEMPT to pull off the "sandlot" facade. P.S. all you single guys out there I'll gladly take your flirtatious attempts at taking a chance with a gorgeous girl like myself but for right now I'm going out with someone else.

I guess for all these reasons I should probably get back into the pool more often like a boss.

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