Swimming sports

On Tuesday the 12th of April the Senior syndicate of College Street Normal School took a bus down to the Lido Aquatic Centre to hold the swimming sports. Once we settled into the pool the non-championship events started. The events you could enter for non-championship were freestyle, backstroke,breast stroke and flutter board.

I entered freestyle and breast stroke. First it was my freestyle race and my mum was here to cheer me on. It didn't go so well though. But my second race went a lot better. I came 1st. After my race my mum was so proud. Soon after it was the time when the real races started. I cheered my socks off (even though I didn't have socks on at that time) for my friends.

The time had come for me to swim against my friends. First it was the breast stroke finals. I was in it and I came 2nd. I could hear my friends cheering for me from the side line. Once I found out I had come 2nd I was very proud of myself and I know that my dad would be proud too.

Straight after my breast stroke race it was time for my butterfly race. I was very tired because I had just raced. I had only entered butterfly because I knew that not many people would enter and there was only 3. That meant that I would have gotten a medal even though I had come last. Soon I was off the block and swimming in the pool. It felt like I was coming last until I had come first and gotten an orange stick. I was so proud of myself and after wards. I could see my mum and my grandma smiling at me.

I couldn't wait to swim in the relay team for kea. At first we were coming last but in the end we came 3rd. 

I couldn't wait to tell my dad all the good news. I am so proud of myself.