Personal Achievement Essay

Super Swimmer
"Hey Buddy, you ready to swim?"
He hid behind his mom's leg and held on tight. His name was Dylan Cross and his mother signed up for 16 private swim lessons. I wondered why he was so scared of the pool. This little tan boy had nothing but fear in his eyes. So I pulled his mother to the side and asked her if Dylan had ever had swim lessons here at Philadelphia Sports Clubs before.
She said "No he hasn't, he has only been in the pool once when he was five and he nearly drowned to death."
The first lesson I couldn't even get him in the pool. …