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I think you just need to do whatever gets you to the finish line breathing.
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Yup! Doggy paddle works, breast stroke, side stroke--and if you have a wetsuit on, you can darn near scull your way to the end of the swim.
"My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks