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Originally published as a Global Beat essay on KidSpirit (Winter issue: “Dialogue Between Generations”). Swimming has always existed in a strange space between discipline and escape for me. The echo of water against tile can feel like silence, even when surrounded by noise. In the hallway, I am one person. In the pool, I am another —…
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This weekend was so fun. My friend won three tickets to the Swimming World Cup Finals in Toronto and invited me and our other friend to go with her. My mom dropped me off at her house and then her dad drove us to the Scarborough Pan Am Centre for the meet. Before we sat…
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This weekend was my first swim meet of the new season, and it was at the University of Toronto pool! It was a short course meet, and even though I got a few PBs, it wasn’t my best one ever. I barfed right before both of my fly events… maybe it’s just because I really…
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Reading Little Women alongside the article made me reflect on my own ambition. Like Jo, I want to follow my passions, but I also feel the pressure of comparison and expectation. Most importantly, I realized there is no single model of ambition: Meg’s stability, Jo’s independence, Amy’s balance, and Beth’s selflessness are all valid. For…
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