KEY IDEAS in this episode: • personal limits and responsibility • healthy training • brotherly love • setting realistic goals • commitment to a personal goal • taking risks • Native Indian legends

Simon is willing to train non-stop to reach his goals and swim competitively. He sets up his own training space at a cottage by the lake for the summer. But driving himself almost to exhaustion, our champion faces a brush with death.

LEARNING SKILLS
This program will enable students:
• to understand how to set and stay with realistic personal goals
• to understand what a high level of commitment to a personal goal is required in achieving excellence
• to become familiar with Native Indian legends
• to become familiar with the International Olympic Ideals
• to explore sibling relationships
• to reflect on choosing to take risks in the quest to strive for excellence