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Tue, 21 Jan 2025 22:12:43 -0600

Then people started diving in and before long we had a gaggle. But Matt in his early twenties BION, didn't know how to swim and was more than a little anxious even in the shallow end. But he wanted to learn and a number of us gave him some gouge and he did very well. Most of all, he gained confidence.

He came back over with some of the guys for the Hall of Fame game between the Texans and the Bears Thursday night and we went swimming again. But this time I talked him into ditching the mask which he'd been wearing because he kept getting water in his nose.

We worked through that solution and in no time, he forgot all about the mask. We spent about an hour I guess working on his technique and by the end, he really DID learn how to swim or at least slowly glide across the suface with intermittent side strokes and I was really proud of him. No more hanging on to the side for dear life and, no more fear of the pool depth which for whatever reason, truly frightened him at first.

Now he is full of confidence and will no doubt be back for more before too long. (smile)