Last night was my last high school dual meet. Districts is still two weeks out, but essentially the swimming season is winding down. Last night we swam against Ridge. Jodie and I were the only two girls swimming, and so CFLS didn't have any relays, just four individual races. I was entered into 2 races, the 200 IM and the 100 Free. 200 IM has been my favorite event for as long as I can remember, and even as I have gotten WAY slower this season without swimming club, it is still the one race I love to swim. Maybe because of it's length? Not a sprint, but not long distance. Maybe because of it's complexity? All 4 strokes combined into one single race. Maybe because of it's difficulty? Starting off swimming fly is never fun. Maybe because it's not favored? Nobody really enjoys this event because everybody has a speciality stroke and a weak stroke and it's not great to combine them. Maybe because it was meant for me?
Anyways, so I swam the 200 IM last night. I'm swimming it at districts, so it isn't like it was the last time I would swim this event. I started out strong on the fly, forgetting that I haven't been training club at all, and ended up exhausted by the breaststroke. I ended up winning the event though, the last time I would ever win an event, the last time I would win the event that I was made to swim.
It is definitely bittersweet, but I know that I am teaching kids to swim and helping give them that love too. Maybe one day one of the kids I taught how to swim all four strokes will be in the same position I am, winning for the last time that event that they were made to swim.
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