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I am a bad swimmer

I really love swimming. I swim on a competitive level. I just joined a swim club last year. The only problem is that I am one of the slowest swimmers in my group. People tell me to quit but I love it and I think I am good! Swimming is going to start again in September, what should I do?

DD, 11

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Give DD Your Advice:

	Life is about living and we can only live when we follow our own dreams! Stay with the club and just forget about what all the other swimmers say. It doesn’t matter how good you are, but how hard you try and how much fun you have! Just forget about their views and go for it girl!
	It’s time to consider some changes, but you can still remain in the swim club. Maybe it is time to start working out extra and swimming extra laps to try to improve. It is great to love to swim, but sometimes you have to keep improving to earn your spot on the team. Just try to improve a little bit each time you swim and stick with it!
	It’s time to find a new hobby. Maybe there are other sports out there for you that you can enjoy as much as swimming while still excelling at it. Sports aren’t for everyone so maybe it is time to take up another club like drama or newspaper or anything else that doesn’t require a backstroke or water goggles.
	It doesn’t matter what you want, it is how much your team wants you. Even though it isn’t personal, they want the best swimmers and if they tell you to quit then you should respect their decision and quit immediately and try to get over it. Maybe there will be other activities available to keep you busy.
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