The graceful sport By: Alex MacLennan

People all like different sports People all like different sports. They can like baseball, basketball flag football and many more. I like swimming the best. I think it is action packed and works me out. I also like how intense the sport is. There is a long history to swimming and people get better every 4 years in the Olympics. Each photo in this essay has its own story. They are a different part of swimming and all mean to me very much. I hope these show to you how much I love the sport. Look deeper on each photo and enjoy my pictures.

This is me off a start. The thing that we jump off of is called a block. You jump like this in a race on a block.

This is a start for backstroke one of the four main strokes This is a start for backstroke one of the four main strokes. It is my second favorite. You will see on the next picture how to swim backstroke.

This is backstroke. I like it because it is the only stroke that is swum on your back and I like swimming on my back.

kbg This is freestyle, the fastest stroke in swimming. It is my favorite stroke because it is the fastest and the most completive to me.

This is breaststroke the slowest stroke in swimming This is breaststroke the slowest stroke in swimming. I like it because the taller you are, the longer reach you have and I am pretty tall.

This is a breaststroke finish This is a breaststroke finish. The rules say that both hands have to touch at the same time. In the picture, both hands will touch at the same time.

This is a butterfly stroke. It is the third fastest stroke This is a butterfly stroke. It is the third fastest stroke. In my opinion it is the most tiring stroke but it can also look very graceful. I was pretty lucky to capture a butterfly stoke in mid stroke.

This is a get ready picture on the block This is a get ready picture on the block. In the next picture, you will see an off the block picture.

In this picture I am about to make a big SPLASH!! .

Swimming is one of my favorite things to do Swimming is one of my favorite things to do. I swim 4 times a week at asphalt green and it is really fun. Some of these pictures I was lucky enough to capture the right moment such as my 7th photo. You should try swimming someday. It is challenging and you can always improve. You can always go a faster time. That is a great thing because it motivates me. I hope that you saw how much like swimming. Each stroke paves the way to success. I love swimming for many reasons.