Where did you learn to swim

It was so fun growing up in the summer...as swimming was an everyday thing. By 3 years old I was diving off the baords, and accomplished my first high dive by age 5. It was my spirited sister, an accomplished fly swimmer, who taught me how to flip turn, and breath, at a hotel pool close to our house. I think I learned this by the age of 4 or 5. But, it wasn't until my high school developed a swim team, that I learned things properly, such as arm placement, roll, etc. Where I grew up, Portsmouth, Ohio, there was a giantic pool (Dreamland), where my parents met about a hundred years ago. We swam the dickens out of that pool, and many friends of mine are still saddened that an Aldi grocery store, of all things, has replaced the wonderous pool. When I was a child, I desperately craved swimming, and in the heart of winter, would put on my suit, and beg my parents to take me to the nearby holiday inn (indoor pool) for a splash. What a fun question! Have a great day, JoAnne

It was so fun growing up in the summer...as swimming was an everyday thing. By 3 years old I was diving off the baords, and accomplished my first high dive by age 5. It was my spirited sister, an accomplished fly swimmer, who taught me how to flip turn, and breath, at a hotel pool close to our house. I think I learned this by the age of 4 or 5. But, it wasn't until my high school developed a swim team, that I learned things properly, such as arm placement, roll, etc. Where I grew up, Portsmouth, Ohio, there was a giantic pool (Dreamland), where my parents met about a hundred years ago. We swam the dickens out of that pool, and many friends of mine are still saddened that an Aldi grocery store, of all things, has replaced the wonderous pool. When I was a child, I desperately craved swimming, and in the heart of winter, would put on my suit, and beg my parents to take me to the nearby holiday inn (indoor pool) for a splash. What a fun question! Have a great day, JoAnne