The school swimming practice began on the 13th of September and I find it very challenging as the level of practice here is more intense than it was in my previous school. My old school was in Japan, and swimming is not such a major part of their culture perhaps because of the climates. However I lived in Uganda, in East Africa, from age 9 to age 12 where the school's major sport was definitely swimming, which is where I really learned how to swim.
I have known from way back that my weakness in swimming is definitely the two strokes, butterfly and backstroke so I always had trouble doing Individual Medleys (IMs). Most of my swimming practice in Japan was focused on improving my stroke for freestyle and improving my time so I never really had the chance to grasp the butterfly and backstroke strokes. But here, with the IM drills, I think I am getting good practice on the two strokes, which is very helpful, but I still find it difficult.
I hope that the more intense and specified practice at OSC helps improve both my strokes and my time.
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