Firenze-Congrats on the first swim class. I am a total hack in the water, so at some point this winter I'm sure I'll want to sign up for some sort of class. But the fear of being the slowest/least coordinated/weakest swimmer is very real for me.

when others talk about breathing patterns, I think "I don't have a clue what that's about...it's all I can do to breathe " It's not pretty, but I get to the end.