Quote Originally Posted by deewfitz View Post
Lessons? . . . . Anyone have an opinion on this option?
Do it. Do it now.

When I first jumped into doing tri's, I was a pitiful swimmer...severe hydrophobia so that as a kid I never really learned how (OK, I had an awesome sidestroke, but that doesn't really help with a tri, does it? ). I thought my form was OK, but that I was just weak in the water.

I spent money I didn't have on a private swimming lessons. Egads, what I learned! He critiqued everything--despite the books, despite everything I read, I really wasn't even close. In the end, not only did he get me better form, but I started to enjoy the swimming more because I flowed through the water better--it was just more fun when I wasn't fighting the water. Oh, and he taught me flip turns which gave me something else to play with as I swam up and down and up and down and. . .

Do it! You'll be glad you did.