Don't have an Account?
101. Learning to Swim
Little Tommy had been bugging his parents to
him how to swim. He was only six
old, but he wanted to learn ever since
the London Summer Olympics. He was only four
old at the time, but he remembers watching
Phelps win six gold medals, and wanted to
just like him. Tommy's parents thought he was
young at the time, but decided the time
right to give him lessons.
Many homes in
United States have swimming pools, but Tommy's did
. His parents lived in a condominium, which is
an apartment complex. So Tommy's parents took him
the local YMCA to enroll him into swimming
. "This place is big," said Tommy. Everyone is
big and strong. Tommy was just a kid,
he was determined to learn how to swim.
the family reached the pool, Tommy's jaw almost
to the floor. He was amazed at the
of the pool. He had never seen anything
large in his life. It was an Olympic-sized
and there were many swimmers doing laps while
were just playing around, or diving off the
diving boards. Tommy got even more excited.
the left, there were a group of kids
Tommy's age, who were already in a swimming
. Some of the younger kids were crying, but
was okay with Tommy. He was not afraid
. He was determined to learn how to swim.