Lost the provincial final by 0.04 seconds

200m freestyle. I'd trained for this one race for two years. 5am pool, every day. I touched the wall, looked up, and saw a 2 next to my name. 0.04 seconds. That's a fingernail. It…

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Two years of early-morning training ended with silver, just 0.04 seconds from winning my final eligible race. I know second place matters, but I still replay the wide turn. Pride and disappointment are sharing the same medal.

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