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Fifth lesson: Breaststroke practice ends in disappointment
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The first class of my second week of taking adult swim lessons at the Frances Meadows Aquatic Center was more of a sink than a swim. On day five, I was practicing the breaststroke, but I was flailing like it was day two. My frustration was evident to my classmate, 61-year-old Miss Cornelia, who kept reminding me I was doing just fine.