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By Grace Nordquist, Swimming World College Intern. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re reading this article, odds are that swimming has had a tremendous impact on your life in one way or another. Whether you\u2019ve been swimming your entire life, just started, or are a swim parent or a coach, swimming – like any sport – plays a major part in our identities. When people ask about who you are, a quick response is: \u201cI\u2019m a swimmer.\u201d For the seniors ending their season in the next month or so, their response will be changing from \u201cI am<\/em>\u201d to \u201cI was<\/em> a swimmer.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a saying that athletes die twice: once when they hang up their sport and once when they actually die. While this might be a little dramatic, it really does feel like a part of us is dying when we stop swimming.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, swimming is a sport you can do the rest of your life. Most people won\u2019t be swimming a 200 fly at the age of 70, but some easy freestyle is likely. However, there\u2019s something different from swimming recreationally in a pool by yourself versus competing with your team. That something different, for college seniors, is something they\u2019re doing for the last time as this 2019 season comes to an end.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve already had your senior night meet or it’s approaching soon, you know what to expect. A flood of emotion often accompanied with both tears and laughter. As this time approaches, seniors can reflect on their career with what they\u2019ll take away from the sport.<\/p>\n

Here are five things seniors can take away from the sport of swimming:<\/p>\n

Memories\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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No matter how long you\u2019ve been swimming, you will have made countless memories from the sport. It could be the time your teammate slipped on the pool deck or your coach fell in the pool to your most memorable races, such as breaking school records and achieving best times.<\/p>\n

Right now, it might not seem like much except simply laughing over a story from \u201cthat one meet.\u201d But someday, these will be the stories you tell your children and grandchildren. When you come back to reunions, these are the times you\u2019ll be talking about.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Teamwork<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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There\u2019s a reason employers like hiring previous student-athletes: because they already know how to work with a team. You may not even realize it now, but this is an exceptional quality that not everyone may possess. You get to be the exception.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t always easy being on a team. Sometimes there were fights, a teammate you couldn\u2019t stand, ones who didn\u2019t work as hard as others, or you simply spent way too much time together and drove each other crazy. But someday you\u2019ll have co-workers who do the same thing, and you\u2019ll be able to handle it because of your team. It\u2019s life, and the sooner you can learn to get along with a team the better.<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, you had each other\u2019s backs. Even the teammate you couldn\u2019t stand. It didn\u2019t matter the situation; if your teammate needed you, you were there for them. Our teams become our family in college, and our loyalty to one another is something to take pride in.<\/p>\n

Time management <\/strong><\/h2>\n

As a student-athlete, you had to make some sacrifices, from balancing your class and practice schedule to giving up weekends because of swim meets. You know how to balance your time and handle multiple things at once. This has helped you gain experience employers are looking for.<\/p>\n

Looking back, maybe you could\u2019ve had more time to study if you hadn\u2019t swum. You could\u2019ve gone to more events on the weekend. You could\u2019ve taken more naps and had more free time. But would you have felt as accomplished? Looking back now, you get to say you managed school and a sport while also possibly a job, other activities and a social life. Not everyone can do that.<\/p>\n

Your future self thanks you in advance. As much as we would like to think life slows down, there\u2019s always something going on. Let\u2019s face it: as student-athletes, we’re driven and used to being busy, so we\u2019ll probably take on multiple tasks as adults as well. Whether it\u2019s balancing your kid\u2019s sports and volunteering, running a weekend event and paying bills on time, or coaching a club swim team and working another job, you can do it all. We only have so much time in life, so why not make the most of every minute and manage it wisely?<\/p>\n

Perseverance \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Swimming is not easy; it takes hard work and perseverance. We\u2019ve heard it from other athletes: \u201cSwimming is so hard, I don\u2019t know how you guys do it.\u201d To be honest, sometimes our bodies aren\u2019t sure how we did it either. There were practices that only the hardest working and determined of people could make it through. Yet here you are, after years of practices, and you made it.<\/p>\n

The fact that you made it through years of practices of one of the hardest sports is a testimony in its own right. Now, whatever life throws your way, know you\u2019re tougher than most people and can persevere through it. When you\u2019re going through something you don\u2019t think you can handle, remember the sets you saw on the board and thought there was no way you could make it through. You may have doubted your own body’s capability but surprised yourself when you conquered obstacles you never thought you would.<\/p>\n

Perseverance goes further than physicality. As we know, swimming is also a mental game. A persevering mentality was needed in order to make it through practices, races, and even continuing your career at times. Aside from being physically stronger than most, you\u2019re also mentally stronger. You know how to tell yourself you can and you will. As your swimming career ends, it\u2019s time to continue that mentality from the pool to your everyday life.<\/p>\n

Passion\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Passion. This is the reason you feel the way you do on senior night. This is where the feeling of panic in your chest comes from. It\u2019s when you realize that you\u2019re almost done with the sport that has meant so much to you. The burning passion that may have decreased throughout the years is bubbling up again.<\/p>\n

It has been a long time, and odds are you\u2019ve been ready to be done. Your body is ready to retire. But then senior night comes and your last practices and meets are in front of you, and it\u2019s like all the years of swimming flash before your eyes. They say this happens right before you die, and well, a part of you is about to die. It\u2019s your \u201cfirst death\u201d of hanging up the sport.<\/p>\n

Never, never lose this passion. Even if you don\u2019t continue to swim, pass it on to others. You could coach, teach swimming lessons, donate to teams, or simply support them at meets. Find a way to direct your passion into something else in your life, swimming related or not.<\/p>\n

Passion is something we don\u2019t talk about but we all have. It\u2019s the same passion in every one of us swimmers that made us crazy enough to do what we do. The passion that will be behind everything we do – even after we\u2019re done swimming – to make us not only outstanding swimmers but also amazing people.<\/p>\n

–<\/b> <\/span>All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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