My own snorkel and mask ! Since I got a discount, I bought a set at the facility and showed Carol. She had me wear it and got me to swim to the deep end. But this was accomplished by mini steps. First we went halfway with her constantly by my side. Then to the ladder which was about one-quarter of the length of the pool. Eventually, I made it to the far end.
She told me to just look down and experience floating in the water and get a sense for how buoyancy works. Because of the air in my lungs which functions like a balloon my body bobs up and down in the water. I just laid there quietly looking at all this depth underneath me yet my body was on top being held up by the water. This was a brand new sensation for me and I was in sheer awe. Later, I told my husband it felt as if I was lying on top of a big bowl of Jello.
Then she had me swim along the wall, then to the middle of the pool and then toward the shallow end with the proper feet first stand up technique. When I say swim, it's freestyle/front crawl.
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