Hauraki Plains Swimming Sports

On Monday the 6th of March, I went to Hauraki Plains Swimming Sports for three races. The first race I went to was the two lengths breaststroke. It was the one I had the most hope in. There were five of us in the race, and we only had one heat. When I sat on the chairs waiting for Mr Fraser to blow his whistle, my stomach churned. I was really nervous! Mr Fraser blew the whistle. I climbed up, ready to dive. Mr Fraser blew the horn, and I dived in. My head scraped the ground at the bottom, but I didn’t worry too much about it. I did a pretty good pullout, then surfaced. I was in third place for the duration of the first length. I was trying my hardest to beat the girl in front of me. Just at about three-quarters of the way through the race, I passed her. I finished just a little bit before her. I was really proud of myself because I had come 2nd, which meant I would be going to Thames Valley, which was my ultimate goal of the day. I was super excited. My mum was waiting for me when I hopped out, and I gave her a hug which she wasn’t very happy about…

My next race wasn’t for a while yet, so I had a snack. The next race was the two lengths freestyle. I wasn’t really expecting much from this race, but I still gave my all. I came fourth. Throughout the whole race, I was trying to pass the girl in front of me. I finished a split second after her. I was pretty proud of myself for this. I had quite a long break before my next race, the three lengths breaststroke, so I used that as a “lunch break”. When the three lengths breaststroke finally arrived, I was pretty nervous, as I was racing the 12-year olds as well as my own age group. I knew that most of them were faster than me. When I dived in, my ear popped, so I was in pain throughout the entire race. I finished in fourth, but that was just in my heat. Overall I probably would have been about 6th or 7th. I was pretty proud of myself, though.

That concluded my day. I was really proud of my results, especially my 2 lengths breaststroke. The funniest part of the day was that I was in lane four in all of my races!