the swimmer

intro.....

a familiar rush went through me as I took my spot on the platform ,it was cold and wet but it felt good on my Aching feet . I placed my hands down on the edge of it and griped the side ever so slightly . I was used to this, it was my passion , my world and practically my life. and i loved it! I herd the person behind me ask "are you ready?" I always am ,I thought . "get set !" I was before you ,I muttered. "go!" I herd the horn go off as I said "you can't stop

me " and I felt my feet lift the platform extending my body with my hands in front of me and diving into the cool water .

it Surrounded me like an ice'y cold cage but at the same time I was free when I was in it. I plunged ahead lifting my arms in the air one after another not bothering to look at the people on either side of me just focussing on my strides . I ripped through the water like a Bullet not stopping and only turning my head to breath. water surrounded my goggles

and hair as I pulled through the water carefree racing to the finish line. but it was a long ways off. I hit the first wall doing a flip and pushing my feet off of the wall just to plunge back face first into the cold water and pull my arms in front of me again and again. finely I reached the finish line and touched the wall . then I stopped pulling myself out of the water and up onto the concrete completely out of breath "and Alex wilson takes first! the other Competitors still in the water!"said the Announcer . I raised my hands in excitement yelling and was swarmed by my family and friends