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#14671voted by our readers
By swimsim247 SILVER
Pewaukee, Wisconsin

The strong smell of chlorine burns as it fills my nose. The splashing of water makes my stomach twirl. I am nervous. The coaches yell instructions at the swimmers. As i jump in the...
swimsim247 SILVER, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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By hippie50695 BRONZE
Custer Park, Illinois
hippie50695 BRONZE, Custer Park, Illinois
4 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Haters make me stronger

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By StarGazer9 GOLD
Marana, Arizona
StarGazer9 GOLD, Marana, Arizona
19 articles 0 photos 79 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do."

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By LexxiBeck GOLD
Chicago, Illinois
LexxiBeck GOLD, Chicago, Illinois
12 articles 4 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Not only have I always had trouble distinguishing between what happened and what merely might have happened, but I remain unconvinced that the distinction, for my purposes, matters.&quot;<br /> -Joan Didion

#14675 Nonfiction
By Heather84 BRONZE
New Rochelle, New York
Heather84 BRONZE, New Rochelle, New York
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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By sofia-001 BRONZE
Pewaukee, Wisconsin
sofia-001 BRONZE, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By scade04 BRONZE
Columbus, Ohio
scade04 BRONZE, Columbus, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
You&#039;ll never achieve if you don&#039;t believe!

#14678 Nonfiction
DLynn BRONZE, Tifton, Georgia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By Therese GOLD
Thayer, Missouri
Therese GOLD, Thayer, Missouri
16 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I cry a tear in the ocean. The day you find it will be the day i stop missing you.&quot;

#14680 Nonfiction
By Anonymous