Read the text below. Then rewrite it in the past tense.
Sam is 16 and is a good swimmer. She can swin for hours without getting tired. She can also dive beautifully, but she can't run fast. Because she is in the local swimming team she has to get up early in the morning to train. She also has to eat the right food. Her favorite day is Sunday. It's the one day she doesn't train and so she doesn't have to get up early.

Sam was 16 and was a good swimmer. She could swim for hours without getting tired. She could also dive beautifully, but she couldn't run fast. Because she was in the local swimming team she had to get up early in the morning to train. She also had to eat the right food. Her favorite day was Sunday. It was the one day she didn't train and so she didn't have to get up early.