I feel so much better mentally after the experience.

Last week was my first ever triathlon (Cornwall Sprint Triathlon). I haven’t really swam with any real technique or focus until 2 months ago. Before that I swam with my face out of the water and just swam to get around the pool/lake.

I thought after all of the practice that I had put in I was ready for the swim portion of the triathlon. I was wrong, lol. I ended up having to hang onto a kayak for a bit to catch my breath. Positives were that I was able to finish strong and got out of the water in 17 minutes (750 meters). The last 300 metres I was back to swimming like I had been practicing and was actually passing people again.

Fast forward to yesterday. I wanted to swim to an island across our lake that is over a km away from our dock. It was one of the greatest experiences that I’ve ever had. I was able to get in a rhythm and just felt right in a zone. I ended up doing the swim to the island and back in under an hour (2.5km’s). It was an awesome learning experience. When I finished I was at the dock with my sister and she couldn’t get over how I wasn’t out of breath.

I feel so much better mentally after the experience.

I feel as though I have the ability to swim really quickly over long distances.

Thank you for all of the help in getting me able to face the challenge of swimming and befriending the water.

– Devon Murray Cornwall, Ontario, Canada