A new experience
"take your mark..." The whole sports school fell silent at the signal. For weeks, I have been training for this very moment. Then "Go!" Immediately, everyone started cheering. "splash!" I plunged into the cold, salty competition pool. After a few sharp butterfly kicks, I emerged from the water surface and took a deep breathe. My arms swung forwards pulling water towards me. In this way, I propelled myself forward, with the help of my legs. The race was on. There was no time for hesitation. Leaving everything behind me, all my nervousness and anticipation. I swam towards my goal. It all lasted less than a minute. My arms felt like falling off. My lungs felt as though they were ready to explode. But I had done it. I had completed the 50m freestyle competition. As I followed the other competitors out of the pool, I felt a sense of achievement and relief. Achievement because I had completed the race, and relief because ever since I entered the Singapore Sports...