Swimming

Yesterday at the swimming pool they did a fun day where you could swim and go on the hydroslide for $2!

They also did races. My friend Emil is the 2nd best swimmer in the whole south island, and he entered lots of races. I'm not too good at swimming, but I entered the 25m (1 length) Freestyle race. They do different heats and I was in heat 2, with people around my level.

They did quite a few races first, and then I had to go. I did a racing dive in and it was a bit shallow, but I just kept swimming. I tried to keep a rhythm with my breathing. When I got to the end I looked up and saw another person touch the wall half a second after me. The person timing showed me my time, which was 27.74. I asked him what place I came, because I wasn't 100% sure, and he said I came first. I was actually shocked.

I got a gold certificate, and I was ecstatic. Later that day I went home and admired the certificate. I still couldn't believe it. My first ever proper swimming race and I came first!