Hi there.  I can't believe that I found another swimmer here.  It's not 
exactly a popular sport among kids our age, I'll never figure out why.  Yes 
it was a swim meet that I was out of town for, two actually.  The first one 
was junior nationals in Vancouver.  I did really well there.  I came second 
in the 200 back and I got my senior national qualifying time by over 1/2 a 
second (the q.time is 2:10.44 and I went 2:09.85).  And then the next week I 
went to San Fransisco for the Far Westerns Champs.  I won both the backstroke 
events there, came second in the 200 I.M. and fourth in the 400 free and I.M.
I guess that I don't really like basketball because when I played it a couple 
of times in grade nine, I broke my ankle first, then after that healed, i 
severly sprained it.  That's the only reason I don't really like the sport.
Well, I've been swimming for five years now in the swim club.(I'm 16 now, 
turning 17 in September) I started because I had always liked to swim, and 
I thought I might give this a try, just for something different.  Who knews 
that one day i would be ranked top ten in the country.
by the way, where do you live?  I've heard of you club and I know most of the 
clubs in the province, big or small.
                                               Talk to ya' later
                                                       Mike Power
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