On Thursday the 6th of March it was swimming sports day. I was really excited when we arrived at school, so I got my bag out of the car and nervously walked into class.
All of the competitive swimmers went to go and find their house colour wrist bands, so I put my bag away and went to go and find mine. I’m in Blue House, the best house, so I got a blue wrist band. Then I went to sit outside with all of the other competitive swimmers. When we got on the bus we all found a seat, then the bus took off to Greerton Pools. When we arrived my heart was pounding really fast, my tummy had gigantic butterflies and my legs started to shake and my fingers started to sweat. While we were walking into Greerton Pools I felt damp and wet and still really nervous about my races. Then Mrs Palfrey said on the loud speaker ‘could everyone please take their seats’, so everyone sat down on the light blue grandstand. I sat up the top with my friends Summer, Olivia and Tessa. Soon after she said ‘all the people in 25 metre freestyle please go and stand by the diving boards’, ‘on your marks, get set, GO!’ shouted Mrs Van Dijk who was in charge of the clappers. I was racing and swimming as fast as possibly could go! Splash, I touched the wall with one hand then had a look around, and the person who was timing me said that I came second place. We all hopped out of the pool and climbed up the slippery grand stand to watch the other races.
It was the parent, teacher and student relay race, so all the school turned up to see this. Mrs Te Whaiti was wearing orange togs, orange swim cap and an orange towel. It was so funny. It was now time to return to school.
It was a really fun day.
By Paige
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