First Swim Training

On March 1, I went with Sarah T. (my Yahoo teammate) to my first SWIM GROUP TRAINING SESSION. Sarah and I started in the "super beginner" lane - which meant, no laps yet and a lot of time spent on the basics. I learned how to swim properly! To think, this whole time, I've been flailing my body around in the water.

It was a one hour session and here is what we learned:

1. If you are a professional football player, you will sink in the water. Hold the little pink floatee between your legs when you start out. Girls will think this is "cute" because you have large muscles.
2. Fast boats have one thing in common - long and lean. Garbage barges are not long and lean, they do not go fast. They smell. So, be as long and lean in the water as possible - one arm should always be out in front of the body.
3. The balance point is not your waist, but it is your chest, regardless of boob size. Think of your body above your chest as one end of the see-saw and the rest of your body as the other end; maintain balance as much as possible, which means your head may dip lower than you're used to

From now on, I plan to do the weekly Wednesday night swims - gulp gulp.

Thank you, Will C., for your support! I will be rooting for you through the Tough Mudder, you crazy crazy man.