SWIM!
Swim class tonight, we had a few more students. after a bit with the floating barbell, I did the thing where one VOLUNTARILY moves from vertical to horizontal position, utilizing both arms and legs to keep in motion. (I can't quite breathe yet -- bubbles yes, inhaling, no. But I'm working on turning my head.) Again, NO FLOATIES, NO HANDHOLDING. (Not even when we did a back-float.)
Swim cap helped -- no bangs in my face. Better goggles* helped -- when I'm blind, or even with eyedrop dilation, my balance is off. Salt water helped -- not as bad up my nose. Some of my attempts at the CCBC class helped, so my body had a rough idea of the movements one should make. Floating with a noodle at Dave's helped a lot - whatever traumas I had seem to have cried away.
Still, I repeat, today, using only technology that Real Swimmers use, I SWAM a short distance, and didn't put my feet down until I hit the wall or the bouy.
*@ CCBC, I had -8.0 prescriptionish goggles. This time around, from aquagoggles.com, I have -10.0, which is close to my real prescription. I wasn't sure if I posted that here, or just on FB
Swim cap helped -- no bangs in my face. Better goggles* helped -- when I'm blind, or even with eyedrop dilation, my balance is off. Salt water helped -- not as bad up my nose. Some of my attempts at the CCBC class helped, so my body had a rough idea of the movements one should make. Floating with a noodle at Dave's helped a lot - whatever traumas I had seem to have cried away.
Still, I repeat, today, using only technology that Real Swimmers use, I SWAM a short distance, and didn't put my feet down until I hit the wall or the bouy.
*@ CCBC, I had -8.0 prescriptionish goggles. This time around, from aquagoggles.com, I have -10.0, which is close to my real prescription. I wasn't sure if I posted that here, or just on FB