Swim Team for Holland Middle School

From the observatory deck at the Aquatic Center in Holland, I watch you. In a pool filled with girls taller, with longer limbs, you dive and fight and struggle and paddle and breathe your way to a third place finish.

There you are. Caught in the mysterious vortex of MLA and the underachievers. You are not in the category of those who have been competitively swimming for years. And you are, by nature, never in the latter category of the bottom feeders.

You are strong and courageous. You claw your way for every inch. Your HEART of a champion is on fully display as you FLY your way to a photo finish! In the end, you are somewhere between first and last. But one thing remains... the rhythm of a heart beating loud enough to cause an earthquake.

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Sometimes we play a family game. "What is one thing that you like about each member of the family?"

Whenever it comes to Ambria, the words are pretty similar:

"Ambria is full of adventure, and she is fearless."

Another way of saying that is - She has the heart of a lion.





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