Wondering what the excitement is about? Oh well, I swam for the first time on the 29th of March 2019 and I am super excited about it.
I have visited different pools but the best I could do was wade in the water till my friends were tired of swimming and then we’d go home.
They would always try to get me to swim but FEAR held me back.
I had a chat with a friend a month ago prior to going to the pool on this day about my fear.
He asked me “What are you afraid of?” and I said simply, “drowning”.
He laughed really hard and said “You cannot drown in a pool especially if you are on the shallow side which is where you will be since you are interested in learning. if you feel like you are drowning, just stand up.”
It made a lot of sense to me and I wondered why I had been so afraid.
On this faithful day, myself and some friends decided we needed to take a break off work to have fun.
We chose to go swimming at De Rembrandt Hotel, Ikeja. They both persuaded and encouraged me to learn but fear crept in again.
I remembered the discussion I had with my friend and I plunged into the water. Before I knew it, I was at the other end of the pool. I was so excited that I kept at it. I even swam towards the deep end.
I am super glad I over came my fear. I am super grateful for great friends as well.
