Learning to Swim

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What exactly is a memory? According to Mariam Webster a memory is “the power or process of remembering what has been learned.” I had countless childhood memories growing up: learning how to ride a bike, my first kiss, the first time I got stitches etc. Those memories from my childhood made me into the head strong person I have become today. However, one of the most significant memories of my childhood was learning to swim. Almost every child will encounter this event in some period of his/her lifetime, and will actually discover a great deal from it. I consider this to be a classic event in my life that will always be cherished, because it has influenced and marked my life in so many different ways. It was the summer of 2007, I nervously walked up to my future swim coach. Her pale face paced back and forth on the pool deck yelling words of encouragement to the swimmers. A lot of the swimmers had red faces, and were out of breath from exhaustion. I was new to the team and was immediately intimidated by such a show of pain. The instructor looked at me and told me to get in the water fo...

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