last night, i made a personal swim record of 500 meters in 11 mins and 44.2 secs. it is a personal best because i have never gone that distance without stopping every 50m. when i started my swimming lessons early this year , it was a struggle. i wanted to quit very early in the program because i couldn't even finish a lap on an olympic-sized pool without feeling utterly tired and spent. it didn't help of course that my classmates were already doing a kilometer on the first session; of course, they... read more