Racism Team Swim Analysis

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I joined the swim team in the 9th grade and was the slowest swimmer on the entire team. I learned how to swim from summer camp when I was young but Unlike most people on the team I did not have much practice competitively. On my first

I joined the swim team in the 9th grade and was the slowest swimmer on the entire team. Unlike most people on the team I most of my practice came from recreational swimming. On my first day I could barely finish a full 50 meters without getting tired and doggy paddling to the end. Lucky I was the youngest kid on the team so I got my own lane and a lot of my coach's attention. Most of that year I was learning proper technique while everyone else was doing flips and timed laps up and down the pool. Surprisingly,