I admit it: I’m a horrible swimmer. I’m even worse as a swimmer than I am a runner, although I don’t hate swimming like I hate running.

How can I get better? I’ve already gotten quite a bit better than when I started swimming, one of the reasons being the addition of goggles, and another reason being a bit of studying (a book from the library and a few YouTube videos and other Internet sites taught me a bit). But it really comes down to this:

The only way I can get better is by doing it.

I can read and study and visualize all I want, but only by putting on my goggles and shorts and diving in the water can I actually get better.

So I’ll be doing that more and more in the coming weeks.