• SpiderFarmer [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    7 months ago

    I didn’t really get a proper grasp on anything but the backstroke until I took adult swimming classes in my 20s.

    It doesn’t help that not knowing how to swim doesn’t stop gym class from forcing you to participate. I drank a lot of chlorine during 2 weeks each year.

    And it’s wild, I was an avid distance runner, biker, and tree/rock climber. Swimming just didn’t click for me for some reason.

    • Egon [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      7 months ago

      Weird! Backstroke was the first thing I figured out too - and that’s sort of what I mean. Kinda just worked something out.

      And yeah I remember the mouthfuls of chlorine :yea: