When I was a little girl, mom gave my sister and me swim lessons. I was always the first one in the pool. At that time I wanted to swim with the dolphins for work. My mom quickly told me that I wanted to be a marine biologist and I told her no, I just want to swim with the dolphins and explore the seals. What did I know, I was only five. One day I hope to swim with them.
Most kids played with Barbie, but I had no use for Barbie when I had Mommy Seal, Daddy Seal, and my dolphin who for some reason didn't have a name. These stuffed toys got me out of a lot of trouble as my sister was always up to mischief.
But in order to swim with the dolphins, I had to join a team. I joined the Middies Swim team in NY. I was very excited, but for some reason was always the last one out of the water. I soon learned that they didn't count all their laps. And from them I still to this day can not count the 74 laps to make a mile. Hey, we all fall a little short sometimes, but when race day comes, it's all hands on deck and look out. I'll have my game face on and ready to go.
Today was not like my childhood. There were very few swimmers in the water and I was the fastest. I got into the water with ease even though my heart pounded a little faster as I felt the cold water. I felt streamline in the water and quickly got my breathing under control for my flip turns. I was at peace.
Even though, I only swam 3/4 of a mile, not bad as I have been in the water since April when I did the 1/2 Ironman Triathlon and shaved 5 minutes off my swim time. But today I swam hard. Freestyle was always my hardest stroke, even when I was a child. There are so many things to keep in mind and I just can't let it go. I hope that one day I can swim the way I run. The water will just move around me and I'll glide thru the water. Now that way, the dolphins would thing I was one of them. Boy, I have so much to learn.
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