Please publish or post my enwest story.
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From: Joe Mazzella
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 3:13 PM
Subject: reformatted story: A surprise winning swimming trophy.
A Surprise Winning Swimming Trophy
By: Cynthia Groopman
It is August of 1959 and the swimming contests were held at day camp.
Although I was not a swimmer, I did participate in the floating contest.
In early July when the swimming program began at day camp, I did not know how
to float. I am not a fish so water and I did not mix well, just like oil and
water does not neither.
My teacher, Jackie had faith in me and she decided to teach me the tuck
float That seemed to be a strange name, I thought and when I arrived home I
shouted that I am going to be a tuck floater. My mom, grandmother and brother
had no idea what that meant. I will prove it to you that such a float exists I
said and will win the contest. Oh, how can I say this, I thought since I just
began. But I was a persistent person and tenacity reigned in my soul and mind.
When I wanted to succeed I did my utmost to learn, practice and do well, and
that extended to every facet of life.
So every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at the pool, I would practice and
my teacher said that I was progressing. That is all I wanted to hear. Time
marched on. It was August already and camp would end on August 15. There was
going to be a contest for all of the swimmers and floaters. I was happy since
it was going to be parents' day as well. I was beaming on August 15, when the
time arrived when my name was called and there I was smiles and all, age eleven
with a power in me to do well. I confidently did the tuck float and all
applauded. Later on when I was dressed in my dry clothes and all campers were
sitting on the lawn and parents on chairs, the director of the day camp gave
out awards. I was Miss tuck float for 1959.
That was quite an accomplishment for me, a child who was fearful of
swimming water and hw tried and had the belief and will to overcome fear and
succeed.
As time went on and in other stages of life, the same determination occurred
and since 1988 after losing my eyesight to an accident, that same determination
earned me acclaim, victorious achievement, a place in the sun and above all the
realization that habits and traits that we have as children last a
lifetime.This cherished memory appeared when I found out that my study partner
in Bible wrote a beautiful tribute story about my progress and my will to
learn. Life is a gem and determination is the polish that keeps the gem shining
brightly.
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