My first 25 meters

Last night, Astrogirl held an overnight games party at her house. Run.run.runaway, Tiwazz, Littlefoot, Balasing, Taz and some others went over for it, but I was stuck at home, working on my report. Later on, Chee Kong asked if I wanted to go out for a late-night movie. I had to turn him down too. :(

But today, things were much better. I met up with Run.run.runaway, Tiwazz, Littlefoot, Balasing, Taz at Clementi Pool for a morning swim. There is a shallow pool (about a metre deep) there that is 25m in length, which allowed me to practise my strokes over a longer distance, as compared to the shorter Mt Faber SAFRA learners' pool. I completed a few laps to-and-fro satisfactorily (by my own standards). Littlefoot said I could improve on getting my motion more streamlined like an "arrow", by keeping my head under the water when I kicked. He also said that I should focus on my gliding motion. Tiwazz recommended that I breathe out through my nostrils rather than my mouth, and reminded me of the four-second rule. Taz showed me how to glide, but I did not succeed in copying him.

Ah well, in good time, I shall improve! And then I'll be revving up my swimming training to prepare for a biathlon. :)