Thanks Colby and Iris (and I hope you do sign up for lessons and enjoy them - it's worth the initial fear and hey, the whole point if for the instructors to help you with your weaknesses)!

I can't swim this week, my cold just turned into something disgusting in my chest. I keep waking up everyday thinking I feel better when I open my eyes but as soon as I sit up I realized it was just an illusion - and something new and grosser than before is going on!

But I didn't come here to tell you about that, ew. Apparently my instructors are using TI drills and I didn't know it, I looked up triple-zipper and triple-under after Alpine's reply and we were doing those the other day. I felt really uncoordinated doing them. Hmm, interesting.

I'll have to try to engage my core more, too. I don't think I even think of it at all when I'm swimming, but it makes sense that it would help by at least keeping you aligned.