I have always enjoyed sports. I always wanted to do competitive swimming. So I decided to join a swimming club. I was very happy when my mother suggested it. My father was scared and opposed at first. He was afraid I might drown in some pool. But my mother and I had to convince my father that everything was under control at the pool. But that didn\’t help much. Eventually we convinced my father, but only after about three months. It was quite late. Swimming lessons had already started, but we decided to go anyway.
The class had already started, but I didn\’t care because I was happy to be there. And then it happened. I was not a good swimmer at all. I guess this sport wasn\’t for me. So I thought I would give it a few more tries and then I would think about it. But in the end I dropped out of the swim team. My mom hated it as much as I did, but only my dad was happy. He thought I was too young to swim and would drown in the pool. I couldn\’t swim; I couldn\’t even swim when I was seven years old. Because my dad promised me that when I could swim, we would go to the ocean.
Unfortunately, I didn\’t make it. It was a year later that I learned to swim. And I know that it is a really easy sport, as everyone says. But for me swimming was a really difficult sport. Now I can swim really perfectly. That makes me very happy. Now I also still do cycling and I must say I am a pretty good athlete. My dad and I ride our bikes a lot and we can probably run 20 kilometers. I\’m in good shape thanks to the sports of swimming and biking. Besides, I am very happy that my father can ride his bike with me for long distances.
