Saturday Soiree - all welcome!!

well havent done it in ages, keep telling self should try it now that dont smoke @Adge always seems to be a reason not to go

I teach a lot of adults @TAB @Adge

I find it such a privilege to be beside an adult swimming for their first time.

That's excellent @Angels333 I think what you do is really important.

I could swim as a kid @Angels333 it just had got to the stage my stroke was nearly dog paddle lol so went back to lessons. There was another regular who had never swum before. I got their fingernails in my chest when they panicked at deep end of pool, the ladder was close, they could swim, just comfort and belief or past experiences maybe

Loving the water stories.

@Adge near drowning must have been terrifying

@TAB swimming 1 km is an amazing achievement, keep me posted if you get back into it

I hope you get some rest and have a better day tomorrow @saturnzoon

Will do @Angels333 prob way too out of shape atm, yeah it was slow, but I'd get there

Oh @saturnzoon I'm sorry to hear that you have been crying all day. I wish I could fix everything for you.

Sending hugs your way xxx

Yes I don't think I ever recovered my confidence in water @Angels333

It was at least 3 times that I had to be rescued - one time I was not coming back up (that was it).

I did have lots of swimming lessons after that - but never developed enough upper body strength to stay afloat.

Yes I think swimming 1Km is amazing @TAB

well, thanks @Adge just a pity I let it go, sometimes I wouldnt do it for 6months and still could.

umm, I used to float before starting to swim, it helped me relax and feel my body more on top of water than below. Floating is about relaxing. your body is a canoe and your arms and legs are your paddles .

Biggest thing that helped me at start was an experienced swimmer telling me it was like walking, so I learned to .. slow down and relax @Angels333