I have a confession ... I'm terrified of water and so have never learned how to swim. I love water for drinking and for taking showers/baths but not for leisurely activity.
Yes, at 20 years old I have never succeeded at swimming or even floating because I have been too scared. This fear of water definitely stems from my fear of drowning. However, that all changed today. I managed to finally conquer that fear a little bit and floated and did a back glides with kicks all by myself. No help from anybody or any flotation device of any sort.
Background: A few weeks ago, my mom began planning a family vacation to somewhere warm with beaches for my break between winter and spring semester (and as a 50th birthday treat for her and my dad). This news sparked something inside of me to finally learn how to swim so I signed up for an adult swim class and was super determined. Unfortunately, I hit the pool for my first lesson 3 weeks ago and the fear conquered me. 6 lessons later (actually, 4 since I got really sick and had to miss 2 of them), and 3 weeks of being frustrated that I couldn't get over being terrified and un-trusting of the water, I finally managed to float on my own!
Of course it would have been nice to be at the same level as the rest of the people who were in the class with me but baby steps right?
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