(I somehow lost my post in the middle of reviewing it--sorry if this ends up posted twice! Now let's see if I can remember what I wrote.)
I was talking with a friend about swimming and she said she started "swimming for life" x number of years ago. I got the sense that she meant that it was more than a good workout--it kept her "alive." I have to admit that it has that kind of effect for me, too. At the risk of sounding too new-agey, it's nourishing in more than a physical sense.
What does swimming mean to you? How does that compare to other sports or activities you do? How does that meaning influence your goals and performance?
For Kyra and Rich:
(Writing time: 2 minutes)
Ode to Breaststoke #1:
Oh what will I do?
With my breaststroke askew?
Will I never learn the timing?
Am I only good at rhyming?
I read the tips.
I follow the scripts.
And yet my stroke does not improve.
Oh, will I ever find the groove?
Flexible ankles I do have.
Even a bit of the diamond calve.
Yet my kick is inefficient.
I feel, oh, so deficient.
The superman streamline I do admire.
But Allen I will have to hire.
To overhaul the dreadful thing.
To take me under his uncritical wing.
If I could learn the secret to it.
I promise I might even do it.
Not just as an adjunct to my IM.
But as a sweet newfound friend.
For Kyra and Rich:
(Writing time: 2 minutes)
Ode to Breaststoke #1:
Oh what will I do?
With my breaststroke askew?
Will I never learn the timing?
Am I only good at rhyming?
I read the tips.
I follow the scripts.
And yet my stroke does not improve.
Oh, will I ever find the groove?
Flexible ankles I do have.
Even a bit of the diamond calve.
Yet my kick is inefficient.
I feel, oh, so deficient.
The superman streamline I do admire.
But Allen I will have to hire.
To overhaul the dreadful thing.
To take me under his uncritical wing.
If I could learn the secret to it.
I promise I might even do it.
Not just as an adjunct to my IM.
But as a sweet newfound friend.
