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My swimming Journey

Chum Yao Yang
EYP 2C

This is my story. I don’t know how to swim before. I also don’t have a swimming class. After I talked with
my mother, we decided to overcome the difficulties and learn how to swim on summer vacation. As I
joined the Oakridge, I am afraid of water. I don’t like water touch my eyes. As water is cold, I felt cold
and almost got a runny nose. I didn’t like swimming class before. Somedays my mother knows my
thinking. She discussed it with me.

“Why you didn’t like swimming? It will be very cool if you can swim like a fish. If you can swim, you can
see a lot of beautiful fishes in the ocean. Do you want to learn it? We can find other methods to make
you as swimming” Mother said. After discussing, we decided to join a swimming class in the summer
vocation. First time, I went to the class. Everyone are senior to me. The coach teaches everyone
seriously. I feel shy and scared. I asked my mother to wait for me till the end of class. The swimming
pool is deep. I choked on the water and kept coughing. As I slept, I had a bad dream and cried. My
mother and grandmother encouraged me. I didn’t give up.

It had big challenges to learn each step. I always asked my mother to take me to the spa. There are a lot
of funny Equipment and a big swimming pool. I can play and practiced swimming more after swimming
class. Now I can swim very well and also have good friends in the swimming class. That’s amazing. I also
felt the coach become more friendly. From swimming, I learn one thing “never give up as I encountered
a setback.” I should face it with a positive attitude, discussed with teachers/parents, and found a
method to overcome it.Now I always suggest my mother to book a hotel with swimming pool if
we have trip.