That was great! I have never seen that! It makes me want to do it all over again, except for the getting up early and painful parts.
Jim Capers (black dude) is a legend in the community, as was Robert 'the gentle giant' Hughes (Hughes was a prolific swimmer and combat diver). These guys are there for sure.
I learned to swim in grammar school. By age 14 I was a self taught scuba diver. Finally quit scuba at 70 because of health issues. Went through Navy survival swimming to become an aircrewman. I have always been comfortable in the water. I miss scuba diving, as soon as my head was underwater I felt really relaxed and calm, almost euphoric. It is as close to being weightless you can get on earth. I still have all my equipment, can't get myself to part with it, it was part of my life for so many years.
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There was a pool at the school I went to and we were required to be in the pool for gym class for a few years in middle school or high school, I hated it as my eyesight was horrible so I could never see when in the pool. Never really learned how to swim, I can do it a little bit but I have no form and tire myself out quickly. My little boy however is in the pool four to five days a week at his preschool, he swam all last spring, summer and fall, and is doing it again this year and will do so next year as well at least until he starts kindergarten. I do know how to use BDUs to make personal flotation devices though, spent a day at Fort Indian Town Gap in a pond learning that skill.
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