Ugh...that pretty much sums it up - UGH! (note exclamation point). A little history here...as a child - chronic ear infections, tubes in the ears dilemma, etc which = Dee not putting her head under water all of her years growing up. So, what does that mean you ask? Dee never learned to swim. Let me be clear...I can tread water, float and do what I call the breast stroke - ha - it ain't pretty. But none of that qualifies as swimming. Let me jump forward for a minute - Sept 2009 I will be competing in a Half IronMan...bike 56 miles - ok, it's work but ok, run 13.1 miles - got it...but before both of those, swim 1.2 MILES, in a river, in a Half IronMan competition! Again, UGH. I have done sprint series triathlon's where you swim 350 - 750 meters in pools, or lakes...I HATE open, flowing water, and I have a real difficulty putting my face in the water. Hmmmmm, dilemma understood yet? So tomorrow I am off work and will begin investigating gyms with pools and swim programs. Picture me - a 40 year old grandmother - joining a group of 6 year olds with my water wings and fins...LOL. Well, one positive note - Pam found a fab-u-lous website (she is the SME of all)that you can buy Speedo race suits for $25 instead of $80 if you agree to go into the "grab bag" and let the site pick your suit. I love mine, snug and pretty, nothing is slipping or falling out of that suit! Anyway back to the discussion...so I will be posting on here and alerting parents and small children as to where my lessons in flailing and splashing will occur. I am excited, in a nervous sort of way, apprehensive, and well, honestly, a bit scared...
Stay tuned...
Peace out...
Future Olympic hopeful...NOT!
-SpeeDee
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Hey! I gotta be careful to not violate the mission of the YMCA!
A friend of mine teaches at Nova... I asked her the other day what she's up to, and she says shes teaching adults- not "how to swim, float, etc", but that she's mostly taking people who can paddle and teaching them how to do a proper stroke technique. Now... I'm not all that "into signs", but was that a "sign" that I asked her and THEN read your post? Maybe.
Anyway she's awesome, and a laid back soul. If you want her name, give me a call.
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