Swimming

Well, 10 years ago I competed at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics in the Australian Swimming Team - and then I retired! The pic below was taken at the closing ceremony (I'm the one in the wheelcair). In the last month I decided to start swimming again, with the local Aussi Masters swim club (Masters is for those over 25) and boy have I felt it! My main reason for this is to lose some weight (kinda hard to do when you can't walk), but also to get out and do something that involves mixing with people other than those in my normal circle of friends. I've struggled a bit with the early mornings, my fitness and the fact that I'm ten years older than I was last time I swam, but I'm hoping that I'll keep going. Watch this space!