It wasn't pretty, it wasn'y efficient, but it was 1000 meters with my face in the water and breathing to the side. I can't believe how hard this was, or how uncomfortable I was in the pool until tonight! I learned to swim in the ocean, during my teenage years I might have spent as much time in the water as on land. The one time I ever had a comfort issue, was on a night dive, in crappy conditions the night of my father's cancer surgery, so that was nothing but stress.
I have no idea how people who are afraid of the water get through it. Those people are truely tough.
But for me, I think I finally figured it out, and now I have 3 months to smooth out my stroke and tone those muscles before my first race.
The only bad part was the headache I got walking to the car. Stupid cold with the wind...
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Two things make a huge difference. First, it is vastly different to swim for fun and to swim from point A to point B as quickly as possible in race conditions. I found out the same thing you did. After 10 years in the Navy, I didn't really know how to swim. I could survive.
Second, diving and swimming aren't the same. It's amazing what a difference it makes to have to FIND air.
But 1000 yards is an awesome accomplishment when you started, what, a month ago.
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