I have been practicing here and there, and I was feeling much better. Other than the Tuesday swim clinics, I have been doing all of my training so far in a short pool that is only about 4′ deep. Today I tried the lap pool, and I struggled to make it even one length without gasping for air. I was there about an hour, and I never even made a single length without having to flip on my back, or break form to get air.
I spent a lot of time today watching other swimmers. They looked like they were fish. Even though a lot of them had what looked to me like inefficient strokes, they were swimming effortlessly. Clearly I am doing a lot wrong. It is so frustrating to not be able to do this. I know that I will get it, and I can’t wait until the day that I look back at these entries and kind of snicker, but that just seems so far away after today. I’ve decided I will keep going back to swim every day until I get this right. Hopefully it won’t take long. Practice makes perfect right?