Toward the end of the summer, I was selected to go to a swim meet called Zones. My long course, or 50 meter pool, state meet had started on July 26, and it ended on the 28th. Several weeks ago, I had applied to go to this meet called Zones, which is a meet held every year. South Carolina picks their zone team by choosing the 8 best swimmers in each age group. When I applied, I was not confident I would make it, and I mostly applied just to say I did. But, I had a great state meet, so I was chosen on the last day of state to go to Zones the very next morning. At first, I was actually disappointed I had made it. Here I am, with only a couple weeks left in the summer, already exhausted from the state meet, and I have a week long swim meet to go to. Also, I wouldn't know many people on the trip. I would only know two of my teammates who were both older, and then two swimmers from Greenville that I had met before.
I had to pack that night and wake up early the next morning to take a bus ride to Atlanta that took over 4 hours. Then, I boarded a plane to reach our destination, which was Dallas, Texas. I had already started talking to a lot of people I didn't know before on the bus ride and at the airport. Once we reached Dallas, we had to take another bus ride that took almost an hour to a town near Dallas called Rockwall. Everyone was very tired. Once we got to the hotel, everyone was tired, and the rooms were each split up into 4 people. I did not have to swim until the third day we were in Texas, and when I did, it did not feel good. I did not have great times at this meet because I was so tired. The competition at the meet was amazing because it was one of the best meets in the country. I made a lot of friends, ate a ton of food, but the best part was how it felt like an honor just to be there. The coaches of the team told us to cheer every time someone from the South Carolina Zone Team was swimming. Zones was great experience, and I hope I can go back sometime in the future.
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