The First Day

As I walked through the door of the pool, I couldn’t help but think that I did not belong. It was my first day of officially swimming for the Terre Haute Torpedoes, and I was beyond intimidated. There were so many swimmers there that were actually taking the practice seriously, and that was simply the younger swimmers that were just learning basic technique. It was a different world from what I was used to while swimming for the Linton Swim Team. As these thoughts were running through my head, my new coach saw me and came over to introduce himself. As Raz was getting paperwork together, I was shaking from nerves and excitement. I was actually standing in the presence of a real, trained coach that was going to help me better my swimming. As soon as the younger swimmers got out of the pool, he had me swim one lap of each stroke. I dove into the water and began my I.M., a combination of all four strokes. It felt amazing to be swimming again after not being in a pool for six months. As I got out of the water, he told me I would be entering the mid-level group. I was ecstatic! He introduced me to my new teammates, and my first practice as a Terre Haute Torpedo officially began.