Swim, Swam, Swum

I had my last swimming lesson tonight. I feel like I learned a lot but can I swim? Not really. Can I save my life if I'm suddenly thrown into a pool of water? Possibly provided I remain calm. I do intend to take another slew of lessons maybe later this summer or in the fall. I do want to retain the little knowledge I did pick up in the classes this time around. I also want to be able to utilize the pool at the Y. I enjoyed being in the water and I'm not afraid of it. I'm just afraid of drowning. A lot of swimming for me is mind over matter. Once I can relax and concentrate on what I'm doing, I'm fine. Even when I panicked, I didn't go off the deep end (no pun intended) and freak totally out. Still, I wish I had learned to swim when I was a child. Watching the kids at the Y learning made me see just how fearless they are about jumping into the pool and learning to swim. Ah, youth. Another reason I have to continue swimming is because I bought two new bathing suits that I paid good money for. I searched, and found, some great "modest" one-piece suits for the "older" woman like myself. I don't exactly have the body of a supermodel, so I need a suit that works for me and, luckily, I found some under the Dolphin label that are great. I've got to get my money's worth out of these suits so onward and upward I'll go to the next phase.