Swimming

Swimming is one of those unique sports that is both an individual and team sport.  The individual must put in the hours on his own, swimming from one end of a pool to the other in what appears to be a mindless exercise.  Each length another challenge, each breath another battle as the water fights to stop you.  The team aspect lies in the camaraderie that we experience on the stands when we are cheering for a swimmer, shouting until we are hoarse to encourage the relay team and jumping around and hugging with tears in our eyes when one of our boys has broken a record and swum a personal best time.