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Thursday Jun 20, 2019 #
6 PM
swim 1:10 [4] 0.05 km (23:20 / km)
KC Corporate Challenge, 50m freestyle swim. A total laugh and farce.
I am not a swimmer. I barely know how to stay afloat, but I decided to help out the company and show up for two laps of the pool tonight. I went into the practice area to remember how to swim and breathe. I forgot how tiring it is to swim: uses totally different muscles. I was worried about making it through 2 laps.
As I was getting ready to start my first ever swim race, I noticed that the women ahead of me who went off the blocks got to stay under water a longer time. That seemed like a good idea to me. I also noticed that the start position looked a lot like the sprint start, so no worries there. I went off the blocks (my colleagues were quite surprised) swam under water and then came up and started to crawl. I quickly figured out that I no longer had any goggles on. It was hard to see the bottom of the pool and I was worried about my contacts. So I only kept one eye open.
I got to the wall, turned around, and pushed off for a long glide under water (minimize swim time!) When I came up, I went for a big gulp of air and got nothing but water instead! Agh! I just stopped in place and started coughing and hacking, trying to catch my breath. At this point, I also noticed that my goggles were down around my neck, and I briefly considered trying to get them back on. But all I really wanted to so was finish. But I was spooked now and a total fail, so I just started swimming like an old lady with my head above water. I was in lane 1, and a colleague came next to me to encourage me to keep going, telling me only a few meters left, etc. I was glad for the support., and really happy that he did that.
Not sure if I will rise to the occasion and learn from my mistakes before next year's Challenge, or give up my swim career forever :)
I am not a swimmer. I barely know how to stay afloat, but I decided to help out the company and show up for two laps of the pool tonight. I went into the practice area to remember how to swim and breathe. I forgot how tiring it is to swim: uses totally different muscles. I was worried about making it through 2 laps.
As I was getting ready to start my first ever swim race, I noticed that the women ahead of me who went off the blocks got to stay under water a longer time. That seemed like a good idea to me. I also noticed that the start position looked a lot like the sprint start, so no worries there. I went off the blocks (my colleagues were quite surprised) swam under water and then came up and started to crawl. I quickly figured out that I no longer had any goggles on. It was hard to see the bottom of the pool and I was worried about my contacts. So I only kept one eye open.
I got to the wall, turned around, and pushed off for a long glide under water (minimize swim time!) When I came up, I went for a big gulp of air and got nothing but water instead! Agh! I just stopped in place and started coughing and hacking, trying to catch my breath. At this point, I also noticed that my goggles were down around my neck, and I briefly considered trying to get them back on. But all I really wanted to so was finish. But I was spooked now and a total fail, so I just started swimming like an old lady with my head above water. I was in lane 1, and a colleague came next to me to encourage me to keep going, telling me only a few meters left, etc. I was glad for the support., and really happy that he did that.
Not sure if I will rise to the occasion and learn from my mistakes before next year's Challenge, or give up my swim career forever :)