“I can’t really swim, but I am GREAT with the float.” -ME
Hehe heyyy:) Welcome back to another post hehe. Today’s topic is relating to something I have always struggled with, to this day. Me and swimming do not go hand in hand AT ALL. From coming out the womb, I have never been able to swim, let alone doggy paddle very well. I have too many stories from when I thought I’d “Give it a try” on my own… but as you can probably concur, that did not workout haha!
It all started when I was a teeny tot, trying to be a “Big girl” and simply swim on my own, drifting more and more to the deeper end of the pool, with no regards to the fact that I could NOT swim. I did not enjoy sliding on floaties, either, so really I would always paddle around for a few minutes, get tired, and SINK. I would be this random head bobbing around, looking up at the ceiling in an attempt to breathe while I fought to swim the whole time haha. People would always yell, “Is she okay?”, and my family always said, “Yeah she’s fine.” IN REALITY, it took 110 percent of all my being to try and simply paddle around.
You could probably find me under the diving board, pretending it was my saving grace and my only safety…either that, 5 pool noodles, two giant floats, or not swimming at all. I have probably been close to drowning arounddddd like 8 times. I would get so incredibly tired and the family I was around would always have to jump in and get me from the bottom of the pool. Honestly, I have always had a fear of swimming. In an attempt to get better, though, and get over this fear, I applied to The Wilderness at the Smokies as a Lifeguard. You may be wondering, “Micah, why would you apply to save other people when you cannot even save yourself?” The answer I have for you, is that I am really REALLY good with floats hahaha eek.
They would always snag me and put me over in the kiddie pool, watching little teeny tots and babies. I was actually a pretty good lifeguard, though! I never missed a save, and I learned a lot! My version of swimming remained super ugly and looked like I was struggling (which I was) , and NOBODY wanted me to come to the pool with them. A day at the pool WITH ME looks like this: I would wave my hair like some beachy teen beachbum, put on the cutest suit, put a little sunscreen and also tanning oil on, take pictures….basically everything BUT swim.
My cousin would always get sooo annoyed with me at the pool; I would never go swim in it with her. It was always something: too cold, woman issues, me wanting to tan, you name it. I did NOT want to swim. It takes so so so much energy out of me, and I am the world’s ugliest swimmer. From hair sticking to my face, to my frog/fish/dog paddle type swimming style, I could NOT qualify to win any type of beauty contest in the pool. My swimming journey will forever be a struggle…I’m like a camel trying to survive in a vast ocean when it comes to skills in the water. Anywho haha, thank you all so much for taking a read on my mishaps n’ such with the pool, and I’ll catch up with you guys on Monday:)
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