Thanks for the encouragement! I was planning on today being my off day, but I wanted to make sure that the breathing/swimming thing at yesterday's lesson wasn't a fluke. I went to the pool before work and yes, indeed, I CAN actually swim from one end to the other. I'm going to go again tomorrow and practice some more. My next lesson is on Friday. I have 5 lessons left and I have a goal in mind. A 750 meter open water swim in 7 weeks.

Alex