First Lesson

Well I've got a long way to go before I can tackle open water triathlon swimming :-) -- but hey it's my first adult lesson. The coach tells me I can get through the water not too badly with my crawl but I have to learn to breathe properly -- three strokes, 1 breath -- that's my practice from now on. Swam up and down for an hour, stopping from time to time for a breather -- the most I've ever swum in my life I reckon -- next week I'll get him to show me the breast stroke -- I've never been able to do that. Hard work and my body's aching in places, but great fun.