I’ve been having swimming lessons since I was 5 or 6 years old. I had lessons for about 10 years growing up, and competed for my city and county. I’ve played other sports since, but swimming was the first.
I used to train competitively when I was a lot younger, but have since found that it’s also a great way to relieve stress (especially when the pool is empty!).
When I was younger swimming was fairly easy. But after uni, I found it really hard to make time to swim. I started commuting to work, and just didn’t have the hours in the day to fit a few lengths in.