Kelly Mullady Wednesday October 26, 2011 Introduction to Non-Fiction and Journalism Profile Outline #1 Changing the Face of Swimming with Chris George The air is warm and sticky, filled with waves of humidity. The tropical, humid environment isn’t ideal. Throw in coaches yelling directions at the top of their lungs, splashing water, and children laughing, and this place becomes a bevy for chaos. Even though many cannot handle the slippery, tiled path to the starting blocks, Chris George has come to call the pool deck home. “I started swimming when I was six-years-old. My parents enrolled me in several other sports at the time, as well. I think they wanted to treat me as the ‘traditional boy’ of the family. I’m the second oldest of four children, but I’m the only boy, so my dad wanted me to be the ‘all-American’ athlete. Swimming was the only sport that stuck, though, so by 13, I was swimming competitively, full-time. I can’t recall a moment from my early swimming days where I didn’t absolutely love what I was doing. Plus, I’m way too short for basketball.” George is now 26 years old, but he is still as dedicated to his sport. Besides George’s outstanding personal career, which includes making it through Olympic Trials twice as well as being captain of the Pitt swimming and diving team, he is slowly, but surely making another name for himself in the swimming world: coach. “When I graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, I had no idea what I wanted to do. I was in a very weird place at the time. I got a job selling insurance policies at Aflac, and started selling insurance, which turned out to be one of the worst experiences
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