Best Breaststroke Poems

A fellow who lost his titmouse*
Met a lass in a see-through blouse
It is hard to believe
But it seems her left sleeve
Was the safest place in...

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Rebecca was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, 
Aged seven and was born in 19th December 1999,
In Droitwich Spa which is in Worcestershire county: 
She trains, works...

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Aaron comes from Trowbridge in Wiltshire,
But recently moved his training to Swansea,
At London 2012 for backstroke he won silver, 
He has a learning disability, so...

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I never learned the proper way
To swim, and so my form 
(With head above the water)
Is quite different from the norm.

I don't enjoy it anyway
And...

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Bethany swum for Ireland in London’s Paras, 
Her teacher dad used to be a church minister, 
She enjoys the Christian Fellowship Church, 
And raises her...

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Scott was born premature, five weeks, 
With his brain fused to his skull, 
It was Crouzon syndrome, dysostosis, 
And doctors operated to null. 

He was...

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“Perfect practice makes perfect”,  
Is Charlotte’s motto in life, principa:
She swims and plays piano, oboe, 
Loves musicals: Les Mis, Wicked.

Born without fully developed legs,...

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Harriet has Beckwith-wiedemann syndrome, 
Something which shortened her right side, 
And she also his difficulty with blood sugar, 
But she’s a dog lover of Baya...

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Claire was born disabled, no left forearm, 
And at school hid it well under her jumpers,
But swimming let her accept, love her body, 
Such that...

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A puddle of fish. A fountain. A silver dish. Never try to outpace a whale as they are particularly good at breaststroke. And please don't...

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Breaststroke on a Sunday
a lazy misery if ever one found
Set free from living mischief,
Serene beyond dull - free?
a wrinkled mind for
crinkled fingers the decrepit remainder
of...

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James was very disappointed at fourth place, 
In his final at Rio when he swum in 1:05:01,
“My arms just felt like lead down that 2nd...

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Sascha Kindred OBE was born in 1997,
And is married to swimmer Nyree Lewis, 
Another gold-winning Paralympian, and,
They’re known as the “golden-couple”. 

Sascha’s CP solely affects...

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there once was a sly swimmer bloke
whose manners were sure to provoke
	his form was unique
	a brand new technique
he mastered the women’s breaststroke...

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Poetry is a busy crosswalk downtown,
when everyone moves together with elbows 
held a little wider than normal.
Poetry is a middle-aged man, creased 
and folded, sprawled...

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