Sky High - Personal Response

I felt the cool, pool water engulf me, relieving me from the baking summer sun, as I slowly slid towards the woman waiting at the step. Cautiously, I stretched my leg out and slowly sank into the deep water. My mother sat on the edge of pool, encouraging in my task. It was my first swimming lesson.

The other children were already in the centre of the pool, bobbing on their floaties like tug boast in the waves. Me, on the other hand, was not as confident. I did not like the uncertainty the deep water presented; but I was willing to try. My feet no longer touched the bottom and I began to kick my legs travelling slowly towards the other children, my confidence growing as I propelled myself forward. My head above water the entire time.

Today, I can dive in, the deep water now welcoming. No longer scared of the deep water, I yet again, allow the cool pool water to engulf me. This time, my head below water.