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10 Issue #100 May 2021 www.sportsenergynews.com

Swimming with the Sea Lions: Alumni Edition

By Victoria Klassen people. Swimming takes up a lot of
time and forces you to plan your day
am Beaumont-Stidwell, 20, and what you need to get done,” Sam
Sgraduated from the Sea Lions explained.
program two years ago. Since then, Aside from developing valuable
he has been a student and swimmer life skills, Sam’s time with the Sea
at Carleton University.
Lions left him with so many great
“It’s different, a lot more team- memories he is hard pressed to pick
oriented in competitions,” Sam a favourite. “There are a lot of good
explained about swimming for a
memories. I couldn’t pick a single
university team. “The training is also but in general the fact that we made
much different. It’s a lot more about
our own Cornwall Gobies caps and
your best stroke that you train versus would wear them in races is definitely
others. The atmosphere around up there,” shared Sam. “I also love
training is also a little different.”
racing so swim meets were always
While training during a pandemic
has been difficult this past year, good memories. Even if I didn’t
perform well in some of them, I can
Sam said he is working towards his still look back at all of them fondly
goal to break 30 seconds in the 50m
breaststroke. now.”
As a student studying for a His advice to young swimmers
Bachelor of Commerce with a who are interested at swimming at
major in accounting, Sam has plans the post-secondary level is to go for
to pursue a CPA designation after it. “Throw yourself out there. Email
graduation. He said that swimming coaches and universities,” said Sam.
with the Sea Lions taught him the “You might get turned down by some
important skill of time management - I got turned down by one - but if
which has assisted in his post- you’re passionate about the sport
secondary success. and are willing to put in the time and
“I would say I’m much better effort, then there’s no reason a team
at managing my time than a lot of wouldn’t take you.” Photo Submitted

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