Swimmer Stories

It is the nature of humans to make mistakes due to the limits of our body and brain. Maria Elize Valera is set to discover what she really wants in life. Was it dancing or the little life back in Zambales with her family and small business? She doesn't know. Pwede bang both? She doesn't like to write her story prior like it had a deadline. But being in college in a city she didn't grow up with forced her to be someone she didn't recognize. In her world full of spontaneity, she met this ambitious yet reserve swimmer who is always one step ahead of time. Diligent, goal-driven man who wants nothing but a gold medal on his chest. He had a bright plan for his future, but love taught him things greater than the future-and it is the gift of the present. Always fighting like cats and dogs, they found a way for their opposing beliefs to intersect. A woman who never believes of tomorrow, and a man who can't exist without writing his future. Understanding. Patience. Second chances. This is a story that tells how two contracting tales can meet each other in the same universe-not because they are destined, but because in reality they forgave and believed in the power of their love.

Maira, the daughter of Jessica Mvelase and Fhatuwani Anokosha, finds herself living in London. Maira is living a normal life in a world where people don't know what she's capable of. What happens when the world she's been trying to run away from catches up with her?

Some races can't be measured in seconds. Divya Singh is a state champion swimmer from Katy, Texas, with her sights set on one more gold medal. A summer trip to Washington should be a victory lap before senior year-lake swims, cousin time, a chance to finally breathe. Instead, she finds herself in the shadow of a mountain that's waking up. When Cascade Peak erupts, Divya's world becomes a race of a different kind. Alongside her cousin, her friend, and a retired volcanologist named Harry Dalton, she must navigate ash-choked roads, forest fires, and a landscape that's rewriting itself by the minute. This is a story about the moments between the medals-the fear, the love, and the quiet strength that emerges when everything you've built is tested by fire.

Before the tripods, Jaime Irvine was just trying to drop a second off her 200 IM. She woke at 5:00 AM. She ate pancakes her mother made. She sat next to Lauren Aguilar in the cafeteria and complained about taper madness. She tied her hair only for races and wore her glasses everywhere else. She had a state championship. A swim banquet where she held Lauren's hand under the table. Three arcade outings that felt like forever. One night between prelims and finals where she sang karaoke and almost felt invincible. That was 2025. Summer 2026: The aliens don't care about her personal best. Three legs. Heat rays. Red weed in the Mississippi. Jaime and Lauren have one advantage: Jaime knows how to hold her breath. The Last Flip Turn is not a hero story. It is a survivor story. It follows two teenage girls through the ordinary wreckage of junior year and into an extraordinary nightmare. There are no generals, no speeches, no last-minute rescue. Only a swimmer, her best friend, and the slow, terrible realization that the only thing keeping them alive is everything they already learned in the pool. Breathe. Flip. Push off. Repeat. Inspired by War of the Worlds (2005).

Everyone at Westbrook Sports Academy knew Hailey Carter. She was the best swimmer on the team-fast, focused, untouchable. Jason Miller knew her, too. Loud, aggressive, and one of the top hockey players, he was everything she couldn't stand. They were rivals without a reason-until the championship. One moment, Hailey was winning. The next, she was sinking, panic tearing through her chest as the water closed in. After that day, the girl who once ruled the pool was too afraid to even step near it. And somehow, the last person she wanted help from... was the only one who could bring her back.

Danica Green has one rule for her final season with the Surrey Sharks: no distractions. Especially not Lycus Anderson, the golden-boy co-captain whose betrayal two years ago shattered their friendship. Her teammate, Iris "Flower" Wang is trying to savor every last moment with her best friend, Fraser. But after a hug that crosses an unspoken line, Iris uncovers her freshman-year journal and a truth she's been running from: she's always been in love with him. Now, with graduation looming, staying quiet feels like its own kind of lie. For Danica and Iris, the hardest race won't be in the pool; it's the one against time to mend a broken friendship and confess a hidden love, or watch as their chances disappear into the deep end.

In the bustling heart of Bangkok, two young men move through life on parallel tracks-unaware they're about to collide. Est Supha, once a record-breaking swimmer, now finds himself on uncertain ground as an actor-questioning his worth, his choices, and the future he once dreamed of. But instead of giving up, he takes a bold step: leaving his old company and joining a new one, determined to rebuild without regrets. This time, he is seeking fresh start-driving by passion, truth, and the one thing he's never had in this industry: a lasting, irreplaceable partner to grow with. Across the same city, William Jakrapatr, has just been crowned 'King of Alpha' in the finale of 'The Project Alpha' that led to the formation of LYKN. Signed under the same company as Est, he steps into the spotlight as the band's leader and main vocalist, carrying the pressure of debut expectations. But William doesn't stand alone. Alongside him are Nut, Lego, Hong and Tui. Together they become a brotherhood. Their journey marked by sleepless nights, hard-won stages, and unwavering hope becomes the heartbeat of the group as they fight to be seen in a world that only watches the brightest stars. When fate brings them under the same roof-and later, as co-stars in a series no one expected to succeed-their paths finally cross. As William shoulders the weight of leading a team chasing a dream, and Est learns to trust again while redefining his place in the spotlight, the bond between them begins to grow. With the band by their side-offering laughter, loyalty, and unexpected friendship-new colors begin to fill their world, both on and off the screen. And how sometimes, the right person doesn't come to fix you...but to walk beside you while you learn to begin again. ✍️ Riptide_Whispers

Brie Avion Soccoro's ex boyfriend broke up with him. With a heavy heart, he entered the pool area of their school. He wanted to drown with his feelings, literal. Hindi siya marunong lumangoy. Yuan Ali Kim, a swimmer, jumped in before his breath faded away.

Ravenshore Academy is built on pressure, privilege, and boys who don't know how to be gentle. Damien Moretti, Nathan Moretti, and Nate Moretti rule the halls with fists, smirks, and reputations sharp enough to cut. They're the kind of boys everyone avoids - loud, reckless, untouchable. Everyone except Josh Mercer. Josh is the swim team's quiet prodigy - disciplined, focused, and determined to stay invisible. But invisibility doesn't work on Damien and his crew. They shove him in hallways, mock him in the cafeteria, and make sure he never forgets his place. He's their favorite target. Their quiet punching bag. Their reminder that power is something you take. But everything shifts when Ravenshore announces a new cross‑training program: the hockey team and swim team will be training together. Eight practices a week. Seven lanes. Three hockey boys per lane. And Josh is assigned the worst possible combination: Damien. Nathan. Nate. His three tormentors. His three shadows. His three problems. Forced into close proximity, Josh becomes the one responsible for teaching them how to survive in the water. The boys who used to laugh at him now have to listen to him, watch him, rely on him. Lines blur. Power shifts. And the boys who once made his life miserable start looking at him differently - too closely, too long, too intensely. Josh doesn't know what's more dangerous: the way they used to treat him... or the way they're starting to now. 20k 2026-05-06 ---

Don't scream. Don't whisper. Don't breathe too loud. When the Death Angels fell from the sky, the world learned a new rule: sound equals death. Madeline Rowe, a 16-year-old swimmer from Plainwell, Michigan, learned something else. Underwater, no one can hear you. Underwater, you're safe. Now she's leading her best friend Kathy and her little brother on a desperate 10,000-mile journey to the one place the creatures cannot follow: Australia. But the road is silent. The cities are graveyards. And every step could be their last.

They came to California to escape their lives. They never expected to run for them. Brooke Gonzales doesn't talk about her father leaving. She doesn't talk about her mother working double shifts. She doesn't talk at all - not really. She swims. The water is the only place her brain goes quiet. Sophia Lewandowski is the state champion everyone expects to succeed. Her Polish-American family has her future mapped out: pre-med, then medical school, then a respectable career. But Sophia has a secret. She doesn't want to save lives. She wants to live them. They meet at a California swim camp. They become friends over midnight dips and card games. They start to think that maybe - just maybe - they've found someone who understands. Then the ground opens. The tripods rise from the earth. Not from the sky. From beneath. Buried for centuries. And they are hungry. Now two girls who were just trying to survive high school must survive something much worse. Los Angeles burns behind them. The 405 is a graveyard. The ocean is red. And the only thing standing between them and death is a friendship forged in the deep end.

❤[{ 1st place in the Rin Matsuoka Category - Free! Watty Awards 2015 }]❤ ❤[{ NO.1 in the Rin Matsuoka Category on Wattpad - 29th February 2019 }]❤ COMPLETED AS OF NOV 2018 ( EPILOGUE ADDED) Emi Tachibana has always wanted a purpose. She followed in her brothers footsteps, only to be sent to England for intense schooling. Drowning in her choices, after many years of living in England, she decided to move back to Iwatobi, reuniting with her family and friends. Being clueless to what she wanted to do after high school, she frantically tried to search for a dream. She was going to pursue her hobbies, however things did not go to plan...It happened on the first day of her third year in high school. She met him.

‘All she wanted was to succeed her dream, But faith didn't seem to give her that, But a man that will love her until the end.’ Risa Johnson, seventeen year old girl, was studying at Eastwood College, succeeding Highschool, Risa claimed the Golden Swimmer award. Risa is giving the balance attention to swimming and her studies, yet in the end, she manage to maintain it. As she step onto collage, Risa didn't know that there were many things waiting for her at that moment. Elite Swimmers is the one that caught her looking at them with awe, how their body swim swiftly in the water. Until Risa meet their leader, Calix Pierce, which they called him by his surname, Pierce. Their relationship was like a cat and dog life, but it seems it didn't bother them. As time keep passing, many things happend, as the two of them develops, so as their feelings.

Basically just facts and stuff about daily swimming things (with some pros and cons)

How can a puzzle be whole if the pieces are missing? How can a song have a perfect melody if the notes don't match? How can you live a happy life if your existence is a complete mess? Avaly, an artist already has everything. Money, beauty, brains, kindness - yet she has nothing. No matter how much effort she put in, no matter how many colors she mixes, her life is completely dull. Not until Zach, a music enthusiast saved her from the brink of death. 'Til then her life was painted with happiness and detailed with so much passion. The puzzles are slowy merging, the song is at the verge of perfection, her existence is tardily having it's purpose. But life's not always going to be sweet. Death is inevitable. No one knows when will the clock stops ticking. Death is a challenge for everyone, but the stars emblematize hope. Will Zach and Avaly be able to reunite again?

Random problems that only my fellow swimmers will understand. (Updates every Wednesday and Friday)

|| ON HOLD || Ano ang layunin mo sa buhay? Layunin mo bang magmahal, magpakasaya, at masaktan. Iiwan mo ba ang lahat para sa isang bagay? Callie Herbandez- She was a swimmer. She's an ordinary girl that has a priority in life. ----------- Aunthor Note: Hi! This is my first story. I hope you like it!

When Kylie and her best friends, Nat and Laura, rent out a beach house for the summer, the last thing she expected was for there to be other renters. At the same time. And did I mention they're boys? Sparks will fly, tempers will explode, and enemies will be made.

Andrea Jones is on the school's swimming team. The school's basketball captain, Drake whom she finds annoying as hell, moves in her neighborhood. What happens when her best friend falls for him at the same time as her?