17.05.12
It wasn’t as if I couldn’t swim. Drop me in an ocean and I can splash with the best of them. At the hotel pool I usually knock out a few laps. Nothing brings a bigger smile to my face than a water slide plunging into 8 feet of chlorine.
But I didn’t swim with much efficiency or grace, and I tired easily. My stroke was stuck somewhere around my last lesson, which came at about age 10. And – most relevant – running several times a week was starting to feel rough on the knees and joints. I wanted to mix in another form of exhaustion, and, based on swimming’s reputation for a thorough, but gentle workout, it seemed like an ideal solution.
So I paid $225 for five 25-minute private lessons to improve my stroke and maximize the workout. I wasn’t sure adults took swim lessons, but the people at Chicago Blue Dolphins, a local swim school, assured me adults do it all the time.
But when that first lesson neared, I had almost convinced myself I didn’t need it. I could swim. I had no fear of the water. Why waste my time and money? It’s just swimming, right?
Source: In-Forum