swimming was the only thing i was ever good at without having to try very hard...i was 6 y/o the first year i swam competitvely...i remember my first practice...and i remember my first meet, at the end of the first week of practice...and i remember my first event, 25 meter breast stroke...i won my first race by about 10 meters and, other than states, i didn't lose a single breast stroke event until i was about 10 or 11...everything else (football, track, rugby, etc.), i had to practice very hard to be an ok player. i wish i had been 6'2" 225 when i graduated from high school, instead of college...however, i was only 6'0" 170 when i graduated from high school...late-blooming fucking genes