Percy Jackson and friends react to their own fan art

Fuck 2020

Sorry this is really just a rant......

But before corona and stuff I was on a swim team.

I just really miss being able to go to a pool everyday and leave smelling like chlorine.

I've had people ask me why I swim and it's a way to escape.

It almost feels like flying, my lungs ache as I have to hold my breath in order to not inhale the water.

I miss the stinging feeling of when my arms slapped the water as I plowed through the water trying to beat my opponents.

I miss waiting in line to step up on the block, and that moment when the whistle blows and you push off the diving block.

Time just seems to slow down as the water comes closer and then when you break through and you can see underwater.

I even miss the moments during practice when I would be practicing diving and my goggles would fall off my face and I would have to swim blindly.

I miss being scolded by my coach and have to swim and extra 50-100.

I miss the anticipation when you're at a meet and waiting for them to post the results of the race.
(not that I actually ever ranked high)

I miss how relaxed I would be after a practice because I used up the last of my energy.

I miss the first time you break the water when you first start a race and the air stings your cheeks.

I miss how cold the water would be when you first jump in, I miss the smell of chlorine that people seem to hate but for me it's the smell of home.

I miss seeing my teammates and watching them improve or watch them win a race.

I miss screaming until I lose my voice at a meet when I'm cheering on my teammates and cheering when they win and even when they don't.

I miss seeing people in the locker room before and after practice and just talking and joking around like a family.

There is something so special about being a part of a swim team, there are points when you go in alone and have to put on a brave face and other times when someone is guiding you through
it.

I just miss it all.