Head above water
I never learned how to swim.
You can imagine how miserably I failed a few days ago when I tried to swim again after 10 years of having never swam.
The thing about swimming is that you need to let go of your fear, at least the fear that your head will be underwater and that your nose and ears may feel uncomfortable. I did not like that. I did not like that 10 years ago, I did not like that this time either.
I tried my best to keep my head above water, and when I raise my feet, my head starts to sink in and I panic. I could never float on water.
I keep telling myself: I must have been too lean for the water to fully support my weight. My coach told me otherwise 10 years ago: You can float on water, it is physics. My girlfriend told me the same thing.
No matter how hard I tried, I could not overcome my fear.
At one time, I tried to plunge my head straight in, but that did not last for more than 2 seconds. There were multiple attempts during the one-hour swimming pool session, but it was to no avail.
I still do not know how to swim. I just do not believe that I could.