Learning to Swim-Day 46

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Last night Paige texted me and asked me if we could change our final swim lesson time from 1PM to 11 AM. I said sure this morning. On this glorious sunny day before a rainy weekend, a little over an hour ago, I went to my final swim lesson with Paige. And I've figured she needed more time to pack. She told me she needed more time to clean her home before she moves next week. Before we've gotten started, I've said aloha and nudged her about the side crawl, the last stroke I have to learn to complete my lessons. I've thanked me for helping me improve my strokes and learn new ones (butterfly, swim underwater, flips, breast stroke) to make me a better swimmer. Even with the timed laps to go the distance, I told her it was nice knowing her and having her as a friend. She said we'll keep in touch, if it's not swim-related. I could practice on my own and she could tell me what I need to work on between now and then and with Omai. She also said, he has both of my phone numbers, and if I don't hear from him by the end of next month after my brief break, I should text her to let her know and she would contact him. Paige also told me that when she visits this holiday season, we could hang out and go out for coffee and tea. That would be nice too. For my final lesson in the lap pool, we've done everything but the sink.... except for the side crawl. Oh well. My final warm-up was two laps of the breast stroke (with head under the water). Then I did swim underwater a third of the pool's shallow end at four different distances. Then I did 4 butterfly strokes that way back to the shallow end. I also did 6 laps of the backstroke, 2 laps of the butterfly, 4 laps of the breast stroke, and 2 laps with freestyle and front crawl to end our session. I'll let you know when I practice on my own and when I hear from Omai next month to resume my final swim lesson sessions this fall.