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Submitted by Ben Minister, a 20+ years competitive swimmer & water polo player\/coach, lover of pools and co-founder of a new apparel brand, Chlorine Deckwear<\/a>. #fortheloveofthepool<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Options for youth sports abound with the explosive growth of competitive teams and leagues across the country – baseball, football, basketball, lacrosse, field hockey – just to name a few.\u00a0 Many parents and kids wonder what is the right sport for them.<\/span><\/p>\n

As parents of four and collegiate swimmers and water polo players, my wife, Katie, and I often wonder if we\u2019re pushing our kids into our sports because we know and love them.\u00a0 Recently, as we launched <\/span>Chlorine Deckwear<\/span><\/a>, we asked our friends and fans why they love the pool.\u00a0 Reading some of the stories on our <\/a><\/span>blog<\/span><\/a>, we reflected on why we loved the pool so much, too.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Training for that race, playing water polo, learning synchronized swimming routines, practicing that dive, learning scuba and even getting in the pool for the first time as a triathlete leave us with important lessons that can apply to much of our lives.\u00a0 Here are four lessons that rise to the top for us.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Self-motivation is key to team success<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Our family\u2019s team of 6 works well because each of us have a part to contribute. When I choose to put off the laundry for an extra day, our team quickly devolves. The kids complain of nothing to wear, I send them off to school in ill-fitting (but clean) clothes, rooms are filled with dirty clothes on the floor, and I\u2019ve made a big job even bigger. The team was not succeeding. I didn\u2019t make the effort.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The same is true of swimming. Our good teams had individuals determined to drive to practice at 5:30 AM and try harder to make the send-off. While your opponent in the lane next to you and the muffled cheering helps, winning an event is more about <\/span>you<\/span><\/i> than anything else. But without you, the team could not have won.<\/span><\/p>\n

When we say there is no \u201cI\u201d in \u201cteam,\u201d it devalues something very true about teamwork. Teams are made up of a bunch of \u201cI\u2019s.\u201d Each individual has to make up their mind to be their best. While coordination with your team is equally important, remember as you do assignments in school, projects at work, or raise a family, you are responsible to be motivated to do your part. The team will have a better chance of being successful if you do.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Swimmers are <\/i>different. And it\u2019s great!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I remember my driver\u2019s test like it was yesterday. The panic of the written test (barely passed), the sweaty palms on the steering wheel, and the horrible smell of the instructor\u2019s perfume made for a nerve-wracking December afternoon in 1993. Are you thinking about yours now? Our experiences of \u201cdriver\u2019s tests\u201d are universally shared, one-time events (or in my wife\u2019s case, two-time.) The stories make for quick, relatable icebreakers.\u00a0 But, rarely is a connection formed..<\/span><\/p>\n

The shared experience of growing up in and around a pool immediately connects swimmers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chlorine hair. Pullout. Bullpen. Taper. Gutterball. Eggbeater. Catch-up. Streamline. Degree of Difficulty. Long-Course. Descending. Drag.<\/span><\/p>\n

These terms have meaning to us that they don\u2019t to others.<\/span><\/p>\n

We put in long hours and herculean effort into our craft. So, when you say \u201cOh, you were a swimmer too?\u201d you immediately have a bond with an otherwise stranger. You know something about them without having spent time with them. It is a basis for a start of a relationship \u2013 it\u2019s what initially brought my wife and I together. It is how I made friends long after retiring from competitive swimming. I get to watch my children making those relationships around the pool now.<\/span><\/p>\n

As I grow older, I realize how much of life is about relationships. To have a meaningful short cut to starting one is invaluable.<\/span><\/p>\n

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3. Rest Period is mandatory and the Snack Bar is open<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Is there anything better as a kid than rolling through the gate, towel around your neck, kicking off your shirt and flops and throwing yourself into the cool blue water? I loved it. And I would play. And play and play and play. Alone, with my brothers, with my friends, on the diving board, on the slide, in the \u201c4 foot\u201d, and in the \u201c12 foot.\u201d I could spend hours in there \u2013 and when the loudspeaker came on to say \u201cIt is now time for the 3:00 rest period. Would all boys and girls\u2026\u201d a collective groan would emanate from the pool. \u201cI don\u2019t need a rest! This is so dumb.\u201d And I would get in line for the snack bar.<\/span><\/p>\n

I found out later that rest period was for the lifeguards, not us poolrats. After lifeguarding for many years, I learned that good guarding requires constant concentration. We needed rest periods to recharge and refocus.<\/span><\/p>\n

I also found out that the snack bar was awesome and there is nothing else like it ever again in life. Where else can you buy your favorite candy (Grape Now N Laters) and delicious fried cheese sticks for only $1.50 and with no shirt on?<\/span><\/p>\n

The world is wonderful, terrifying, joyful, exciting and nuts \u2013 all at the same time. Jobs and raising families require constant concentration when you\u2019re in the throes of it. You have to take time to yourself to recharge and let the water calm. And while you\u2019re doing it don\u2019t forget some of the small things that make you happy. (I still buy boxes of Grape Now N Laters.) Life needs a rest period where all us boys and girls clear the pool for a ten-minute break.<\/span><\/p>\n

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4. Finish. The. Set.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Our main set each year of our high school training trips was \u201c100 x 100\u2019s.\u201d The send-offs were descending to where #90-100 were the fastest. My senior year, and after 95 of them, our coach challenged our lane to do the last five 100\u2019s in times that were close to our best meet times. We made the time for #96 and pushed off for the #97. We would not finish #97 by the sendoff for #98, so we would restart #97. We then made #97 and pushed off for #98, but again we would not make the sendoff to start #99 on time, so we would restart #98. All of this to say, we ended up doing 105 x 100\u2019s, the last ten of which were the fastest we could possibly go.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our coach could have easily let us off the hook after 100. We could have let each other off the hook. We had worked hard and <\/span>almost <\/span><\/i>made the set. But that day, my lanemates and I were determined to \u201cfinish the set\u201d by making sendoff on those last 5 even if it took us 100 more. We held each other accountable to finish. We pushed ourselves so hard to finish that I still remember it 25 years later.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is the life lesson I leave you with: simple pleasure and lasting satisfaction follow a job well done. I\u2019ve found success and happiness in life is far more about \u201cfinishing\u201d than \u201cstarting\u201d or \u201cthe effort.\u201d Have fun starting things and enjoy the ride while doing it. But finish the project, finish the job, finish the exercise. And if you are going to do something, do it well. Swimming teaches us how to, so apply it to the rest of your life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more stories about the pool at <\/span>www.chlorinedeckwear.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with\u00a0<\/span>Chlorine Deckwear<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 For press releases and advertising\u00a0inquiries\u00a0please contact<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Advertising@SwimmingWorld.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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