I just finished the first day of my scuba diving class and it was unbelievable! The morning was all easy classroom work, but I was terrified I was going to fail the swim test in the afternoon. Us Nelson girls aren't known for our buoyancy. I had to lap the dive pool 6 times, but when he told us that we could do it any style I knew I would be alright. Backstroke is one of the few swimming methods I can manage to flail out. That was all fine and good, but after we finished (I was about a lap and a half behind everyone else) the instructor told us about the second half of the test- treading water for 10 minutes. I never tried for more than 5 minutes and I am pretty sure the last swimming lesson I ever took (Maroon at the High Prairie Pool) only required two minutes. They distracted us by asking us to talk about why we were here so that helped but that last minute was killer. I am really glad I didn't know about that part before I started otherwise I would have totally psyched myself out. Once the swim test was over, the fun began.
We did a bit of familiarization with just mask and snorkel and then got to put on the full gear with buoyancy vest and weight belt and tank and everything else. Just shallow water stuff today and then tomorrow we upgrade to the deep end. After the swim test, this will be easy peasy- and the attractive instructors don't hurt either! :P
-A.
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