The good things about swimming....



There are lots of good things about swimming such as:

You can not hurt yourself in water whilst you are swimming because the water would break your fall ...



If you fell into the pool you wouldn't get hurt where as if you were playing football you could get hurt the same for skateboarding and biking.



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Another good thing about swimming is:

You can watch swimming online....





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Another good thing is :

You can do it with your friends or your family or your club you can just about do it with everyone....



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There is lots more these are just a couple that i can think of ...











My Favourite pools and galas...

My favorite pool would have to be:

Welti Swimming Pool

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The reason for it being my favorite is:
That the water makes you swim faster and is thinner than most of the pools that I have been to in the past.



My favorite gala is:

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The counties held at Market Drayton Swimming Pool
This event is held every year. It is my favorite because it is a nice pool and you can get medals easily there (which is what I like!!)

Monofins..

Today I tried the Monofin for the first time..

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They are like two fins stuck together.. (like above).

At first they are really hard to use but when you get used to them they are really good for helping you streamline and for helping you keep your legs and feet together under the water.


They assemble on to your feet easily just like putting your shoes on.

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Just the same as usual fins... 

Swimming Gala entry levels..

In swimming there are different levels in different galas.

A level 1 open meet is the hardest as the times are very fast just to be able to get in.
A level 2 is slightly slower entry times than level 1.
A level 3 has usually quite reasonable entry times.
But A level 4 open meet is the easiest gala in regards to qualifying times.

I have competed at all levels of galas but the level 1's I know I have to be prepared to be 'scratched' which is when the slower entrants are removed to allow faster swimmers to compete.  Although it is not nice to be scratched it does happen and I try not to worry about it too much as it means I can go all out with the races I do get.

There are galas out there for all levels of swimmers - why not have a go and have some fun!

Listography-Children's Films...

I am going to join in with Kate this week on her Listography.



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1) Bridge to Terabithia has to be my favourite film because it shows one childs imagination and brings it to life.

2) Bugsy Malone- I like Bugsy Malone because It is a nice old fashioned film and my favourite bit is where the boy gets a pie thrown at his face :).



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 3) Monster's Inc-  I love Monster's Inc because of the funny lady that says ' I am watching you always watching you' which I think is really funny.


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4) Grown Ups- Because all the guys in it work so well together in one film.

5) Last but not least would have to be Just Go With It- This film amuses me because in the end Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston end up falling in love.

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