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My Rundown of Senior Night
Earlier this week was senior night for my swim team. The idea is to appreciate and recognize senior swimmers for their time contributed to swimming for the team. This senior night’s meet was against our school’s rival, West. Never before have I felt more hyped to take on these races; we have a strong team […]
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Embracing Swim Life
Recently, I have read a blog–almost as hip and hoppin’ as mine–on a company’s website, called A3 Performance. This blog was titled “A Swimmer’s Body: What it Looks Like And How to Get it.” Now after reading this blog, and a few others on other company’s swim cites, and then reflecting on my own lifestyle, […]
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Deciding to Swim (College)
Millions of highschool students participate in athletics across the country. Overall, out of these millions, a little over 7% go on to participate in college athletics, that’s 1 in 13, and less than 2% or around 1 in 57 go on to NCAA division 1 athletics. Specifically for swimming, under 7% swim in college. I […]
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Finding the Right Major
Graduating high school isn’t easy. After you hit the “real world” and you’re living on your own, independently, one can begin to realize what their parents were telling them all those years. This is how my brother put it, and I’m positive this will be the reality to strike me in the face one day. […]
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Tone In Vocal Communication
While communicating over means of media and virtual communication can be quick and reliable, it has its drawbacks, like tone in communication. I’m positive that many times all of us have had confusion with a text or escalated a situation by others’ or our own misinterpretation of tone across virtual communication. This is something most […]
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Common Breaststroke Mistakes and How to fix Them
Breaststroke is an acquired taste; a stroke that not everyone can do for one reason or another. Important traits for the stroke include flexible knees and ankles, and a degree of comfortability with being face down and completely submerged in the water. Breaststroke is the slowest of the four strokes, for many reasons, but particularly […]
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Movies Releasing in 2023
Every year is an opportunity for new and exciting movies to be released. I love looking through lists and sneak peaks of the latest films set to hit the big screens. This year has a few new films that I’m particularly excited for to be released. I generally don’t have a genre preference, so there’s […]
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Faster Starts For Racing
Starts are another key aspect to racing. Like flipturns, a quick or slow start can make or break sprint events. While a large variable to a fast start is reaction time, which must be trained by itself, other large components to a good start include raw power available, with some technique and specific positioning. Here […]
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The Art of Persuasion in Communication
I consider persuasion a tool; just like other ‘tools’ it can be used for effective communication. Other characteristics or skills I like to consider tools include charm, agreeableness, body language, and relatableness. Learning to be persuasive in argument or even casual conversation can be very powerful in establishing relationships or cases. Persuasiveness has its secrets […]
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A Guide to Faster Flip turns
A huge hurdle to tackle in swimming are flipturns, they’re a huge part of every race, especially sprint events. Fine-tuned details like starts and turns in sprint events can completely alter the outcome of the event; if someone misses a wall in the 200 free, they can rebound from that, however if a turn is […]
The WorldWideWeigel
An extremely anonymous blog
Hello Reader! The World Wide Weigel is a blog created and managed by myself. A blog project for my AP Language class, this is a site for writing and uploading thoughts and assignments. I will be blogging about swim life, communication/lifestyle skills, and consumable products like film and TV. Read on below for my most recent posts.
The WorldWideWeigel 