“Kiva you’re up next”
“What event? ” “100 Free”
“Kiva, high elbows,
Keep your head still,
Don’t breathe a lot…”

K

Soon cap and goggles
Cap off the swimsuit
And I’m standing,
Stretching muscles
Behind the starts

Beep

“Kyva ya here? ”
“It’s Kiva, but yes.”
“Is this lane 2? ”
“Yeah I’m heat three”
“I’m right after”

Cool

“Kiva get ready”
I kick my shoes off
Do one last stretch
Shaking, I step
Behind the block

Hahh huuu

“Heat three step up”
Left foot first then right
Toes curled over the edge
Right perpendicular
To my left

Click

“Swimmers take your mark”
I slowly lean forward
I grasp my hands
Over the edge of the block
And bend me knees

Ehhhhhnnnnnn

With all my strength
I push myself out
Fly and then glide
Into the water
And then I kick

Hard

Elbows squeezing my ears
Hands together
I glide under the flags
The black line
Blurry with blue

Swish

I drag my right hand
Down towards the bottom
Turn my wrist
Elbow through the surface
And glide my fingers in

Swish

I drag my left hand
Down towards the bottom
Turn my wrist
Elbow through the surface
And glide my fingers in

Breathe

Right Left Right
Breathe
Left Right Left
Breathe
Kick Kick Kick

Concentrate

I drag my right hand Down,
Down with my head
Both arms up
Feet over head
Push off the wall

Go

Elbows squeezing my ears
Hands together
I glide under the flags
The black line
Blurry with blue

Swish

I drag my right hand
Down towards the bottom
Turn my wrist
Elbow through the surface
And glide my fingers in

Concentrate

Stop turning your head
Elbows High
Stop breathing
Every three strokes
Kick Harder

Breathe

1,2,3
Breathe
1,2,3,4,5
Breathe
1,2,3

Breathe

I drag my Left hand Down
Down with my head
Both arms up
Feet over head
Push off the wall

Kick Kick Kick


Elbows squeezing my ears
Hands together
I glide under the flags
The black line
Blurry with blue

Go

Right left right
Left right
Breathe
1,2,3,4,5
Breathe

Swish

Kick faster
Kick harder
Pull faster
Pull harder
1,2,3,4,5

Breathe

I drag my Left hand
Down with my head
Both arms up
Feet over head
Push off the wall

Kick Kick Kick


Elbows squeezing my ears
Hands together
I glide under the flags
The black line
Blurry with blue

Energy surge

On the homestretch
Kick harder
Pull harder
1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Breathe

Concentrate

One last arm pull
Keep Kicking
On my side now
Stretch my fingers
Right hand hits the wall

Haahh Huu

Haahh Huu
Haahh Huu
Breathing hard
Haahh Huu
Haahh Huu


I rip off my cap and goggles
Climb out of the pool
Look up for my time
1: 06.88
Best time ever! ! ! !

zahida