sooooo, i may or may not have a fear of water. or maybe its actually a fear of drowning? either way you look at it, the bottom line is that i'm not at all comfortable with swimming, a fact that i absolutely hate. when we were on our anniversary trip to jamaica, i desperately wanted to cliff-dive until mark reminded me that i would be plummeting close to 20 feet into the water and would have to swim to the surface. not cool.on occasion over the past few years, i've tried to learn to swim, attempted to understand the concept of treading water, and fought to keep myself calm rather than panic when my feet didn't touch the ground in a pool. i haven't gotten very far.
living in sunny california with a fairly large pool just yards away, i now have a place to practice being a fish more regularly. figuring out how to breath in the water has been a challenge (i admit that i usually keep my face completely above water) and i also tend to default to the backstroke for that very reason. i've progressed over the past few sessions, starting each lap on my stomach, and flipping over to my back with less and less distance left to finish.
i'm proud to say that earlier this week, i actually finished an entire lap without stopping, giving up, or most importantly, breathing in any water. what do you think? maybe in a few years i'll be ready to try a triathlon?
2 comments:
triathlon nothin'! you're bound for the olympics!
i'm glad you're making great strides toward conquering this fear.
hooray for you!
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