learn to swim again

Long story short, I almost drowned while in Australia

So I’ve looked at some classes offered for adult beginners…my husband and I want to take it together this summer. Funny thing is that now that I’ve started covering, the modest swimsuit issue is a non-issue because there are a lot of modest swimsuit carriers out there for Muslim women like me! YAY! But of course, I’m still going to be taking a private class, if I do. Otherwise, my husband might take the class and just teach me. I haven’t decided yet. It’ll be nice to spend some quality time together, don’t you think?

Probably because I didn’t want to get my hair wet or mess up my makeup or some other flimsy excuse. I miss swimming. Some of the best memories from my childhood involve racing or just playing around in a pool.

I used to swim when i was little but ever since my brother got stung by a sting ray when we were young i completely stopped. The trauma haunted me for over 15 years.
I am 25 now and recently enrolled in swimming lesson. My first lesson was great, i felt so happy. Although it was really hard on letting my body float but after 30 minutes or so in the water i managed to get hang of it.
My second lesson was easier, i was swimming over 30 meters proudly (freestyle), i improve a lot on my kicking and even learn to do breast stroke.
Unfortunately on my third lesson, things went wrong, there were many people in the pool, i kept looking at other people and my helpful instructor kept encouraging me. Still i could even float myself and kept sinking. I called it a day after cramp on my thigh. I could see dissappoinment on his face, i wish i could perform as good as the second lesson. I don’t know what went wrong. Today, i still struggling to remember what i’ve learnt so far. will the ability to swim return to me? will water help me again? I really don’t know where it’s gone. perhaps i was over confident or i wasn’t as relaxed.
My 4th lesson is due in 4 days. i couldn’t sleep tonight and try to remember what i’ve learned, trying to imagine what it was like to do the 30 meters swim. now i can’t even imagine to how to float and taking the first stroke after u manage to float myself.

Don’t let ppl tell you that you can’t forget how to swim, because you can. I am proof—I used to swim regularly when I was six years old, but stopped swimming soon after that for good. It’s good exercise, and I want to start again.

be able to swim, but only very weakly, then after an incident it proved that I can’t swim or tread water. I don’t think I have the stamina of ability.

Anyway I’ve decided that though I don’t NEED to know how to swim, it’s about time I gave it some thought and tried again. Now that I’m older and stronger and more concious of what I’m doing.