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High School Swim
My high school experience would not have been complete without swimming. I have been swimming since the age of 9, and I have learned many valuable lessons from this activity. I tried numerous sports from a young age, and found that swimming was the single sport that I excelled in, but not without hard work. As high school progressed, I continued to swim and to make important relationships with the swimmers on the team, and the coach. During my senior swim season, the team voted on a captain and I was elected by the majority to be the captain of the swim team. The position of captain came with a lot of responsibility, but I was ready to give to the team what I had to offer. Swim was more than just a sport for me: it was a tool I could use to
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