This is actually pretty sad, coming from someone who spend so much time in Gulf-coastal Florida, who used to SCUBA extensively, and pretty much lived in the water before moving to Colorado and becoming land-locked.
I have never been able to swim correctly according to the technical rules. My Dad tried to teach me for years. As an adult, I finally figured out that it isn't physiologically possibly for me; due to the way my shoulders developed. I have a decent modified-breaststroke; but that's it. I water-walk, or swim underwater.
And I am with you on the goggles! When I need them, I wear a full mask; the individual eye goggles just creep me out!
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Date: 2008-07-02 02:43 pm (UTC)I have never been able to swim correctly according to the technical rules. My Dad tried to teach me for years. As an adult, I finally figured out that it isn't physiologically possibly for me; due to the way my shoulders developed. I have a decent modified-breaststroke; but that's it. I water-walk, or swim underwater.
And I am with you on the goggles! When I need them, I wear a full mask; the individual eye goggles just creep me out!