Today I swam for the first time. I had to swim in our lake due to not having anywhere else. It wasn't too bad except for the odd smell every once in a while. I started swimming and was going at a good pace and got a good distance and then yelled back at my timer (I don't have a waterproof watch yet so I had a kid on the shore time me) and he said I had been swimming for 1:39 and my resolve was destroyed. Mentally this is when I was done swimming, but unfortunately I was about 100 yards out there and still had to come back. I started to swim back but it felt like there was a current that made it more difficult for me to swim back than it was to go out. The swim back was tough and I was very glad to be back on shore. It definitely was more than I thought it would be.
I learned two major lessons today. The first is that I need to learn how to swim better. I have always thought of myself as a pretty descent swimmer, but I have never had to swim long distances. I know I move my head too much and need to learn how to breath better. Definitely this is my weakest link right now. Also, I did learn that if it was a straight 250 yard then I would do better than I thought. I think if I learn to swim then watch out.
One last thing. As I was coming out of the water I just about vomited. Apparently I swallowed some water and when I was coming out of the water I got a scent of the water (it smells like goose poop) and started gagging. When I got home I got in the shower and got a whiff of the smell again and started gagging and trying to throw up. My stomach feels kind of weird, and I don't think it is just mental, and I have this feeling in the back of my throat like I still want to throw up. I hope that I don't get sick. Well, what a first day of swimming!
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