My first false start as a swimmer

I did something I've never done before in my 8-year career as a swimmer: I had a false start! (that means I left the diving block early, which is a bad thing!). I blame it on the fact that I turned a year older today. I'm just not as sprightly as I used to be, eh? No big deal. In a later race, the 200-yard freestyle, I set a season's best time.