I do 25m, stop, hang on the side of the pool, gasp, pour water out of my goggles, stretch out, wait until I can breathe again, do another 25... repeat until I'm at 15.... and I lose all rhythm and sit there for a minute, all wore out. =P I try, I try. I actually am getting better...
Lise, I swim like a 3-legged cat, too.