Colleen, 47, "The air will be there"
Colleen uses the pool as a safe place. I really enjoyed hearing about her respect for the water. She told me, "Swimming is a time to reflect.
Natalie, 30, "Sign me up for a triathlon!"
Natalie explained her experience in the water as generally un-athletic. We started with the concept of continuous breathing- inhaling and exhaling, which as an athlete, Natalie understood right away.
Michelle, 34, "Sometimes someone just has to break it down for you"
Once she got over the water on her face, Michelle began blowing her bubbles and figuring out the whole inhale (in the air)/ exhale (in the water) routine. The beauty of it is that the air is always there. It's consistent.
Gary, 39, "When are we going to Hawaii?"
Gary mentioned that he doesn't swim. Well, everyone has his own definition of 'swim,' so I figured he couldn't swim laps, but was probably fine in the water. But, now that the twins are swimming so well, there has been talk of a trip to Hawaii next fall and Gary has not been very excited.
Cindy, 51, "It is my destiny to swim!"
She was so excited to swim, which of course made working with her extra enjoyable. She was 100% present.