A New Hobby

 

I started a new hobby. Something that will keep me svelte and youthful as ever.

I have taken up synchronised solo swimming. At first I could not swim at all, but I tried learning it from a book. The pages got all wet. 

I have bought a new two-piece costume and I go to the local swimming bath and practice twice a week. 

My instructor says with synchronised solo swimming there is less chance that someone will be out of step with the others.

My instructor is Miss Ava Sprinkle. She made quite a splash at the Olympics some years back. So much so that half the audience nearly drowned.

She taught me how to swim upside down with my legs in the air which I twist round and round like an egg-beater. I can do it for up to 30 seconds then turn over and come up for air.

She explained that we must not fear the water as it is our friend. The best way to gain confidence is to throw yourself backwards in the pool. This way you do not see the water coming towards you. 

To practice, she showed me how to do it on a trampoline first.

I tried it on the trampoline a few times but I eventually had to give up. As I was up in the air bouncing off the trampoline, someone moved it away thinking it was a safety hazard. 

All in all, it is early days yet. Ava Sprinkle suggested I practice synchronised swimming with other people on-line by linking our computer monitors together and see each other on the screen.

Are any of you interested in joining in? We need a team of ten people.