The first lesson was brilliant and I knew I’d made the right decision. My tutor spent a considerable length of time getting to know me and by the end of my first lesson I was comfortably swimming with my face in the water.
Over a period of weeks, my tutor broke my stroke down and taught me to swim correctly. It was hard work but I loved it.
A change of tutor occurred on July and my new tutor helped me develop my stroke further. I had chosen to follow the ASA Learn to Swim pathway and by November I had completed ASA 5, 6 and 7 and could comfortably swim 200m. I needed a new challenge.
I came across the Sport Relief Swimathon and I set myself the challenge of the 1.5km swim. I kept going, kept training and continued lessons. Week by week, my distances increased.
The big day came, my friend was there, supporting me and willing my on.
Suddenly I had one lap to go, I set back off on my final lap, at the end I was told “that was it, you’ve finished.” I climbed out of the pool to congratulations from a smiling friend and handed my medal. The sense of achievement was amazing and I had loved every minute of it.
So what next? My lessons continue and so do the challenges.
When I started out on my Sport Relief Swimathon journey I set out to raise £100. My current total stands now at £205, so I decided to double the challenge and swim another one.