Post #2213505
2026-05-08 09:01 UTC
All my life, I've been scared to put my face in the water. Swimming longer distances with my face above the water was not the problem, neither deep pools or lakes.
But not being able the breathe, having water in my face, makes me panic. I have to swallow, and have to get up! I have some bad memories from swimming classes where I felt ashamed that I couldn't "keep up" with everyone else. :/
So learning front crawl or "proper" breast stroke seemed out of the question.
#swimming
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@blinry@chaos.social 2026-05-08 09:08
But today, I had a good experience: I got in a small, warm pool and started practicing this. Carefully lowering my nose under water, while blowing bubbles from it. It was very uncomfortable at first, but after a few attempts, I noticed how I could stay in that submerged position a bit longer than before! So I realized that I probably *will* be able to learn this!! And that makes me super happy! :') It will be so cool once I can dive a bit! #swimming