This wouldn't be such a big deal, except I haven't gone swimming in at least fifteen years, as far as I can remember. I did ok for the most part. I was able to swim across the pool, tread water for about a minute, and dive to the bottom (8 feet). My right shoulder (the one that had the serious impingement) felt fine while swimming, but my left shoulder hurt a bit. I think I'll be ok for my trip, as long as I take it easy in the water.
There was a time when I could swim a mile (in open water), or tread water for a half hour, and think nothing of it. However, those days are gone; probably forever. I don't envision that I will ever spend the time necessary to bring myself to the point where I was when I was a teenager. I probably spent as much time swimming then as I do now on piano. Truth be told, if I'd had the opportunity, I would have rather learned piano instead of swimming. If I could convert the time spent on swimming to piano practice, I'd probably be good enough to accompany my chorus, at least.
There was a time when I could swim a mile (in open water), or tread water for a half hour, and think nothing of it. However, those days are gone; probably forever. I don't envision that I will ever spend the time necessary to bring myself to the point where I was when I was a teenager. I probably spent as much time swimming then as I do now on piano. Truth be told, if I'd had the opportunity, I would have rather learned piano instead of swimming. If I could convert the time spent on swimming to piano practice, I'd probably be good enough to accompany my chorus, at least.
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Also, I don't have enough time for the things I do right now; I can't squeeze in an hour or two a week without sacrificing something else I really want to do. At this point, I'll trade (future) swimming ability for piano, dancing, etc. I'm glad I can swim well enough to stay afloat; that'll do for now.
Speaking of time commitments, I'll be spending a fair amount of time (re)learning Spanish after I return from France. If I can bring my Spanish back to the level it was at while I was in high school in a year or two, I'll be very pleased. I hope my chorus goes to Madrid in a couple of years, as has been proposed, but maybe I'll just go there regardless.