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First lesson: Sink or swim

Novice learns to trust water during France Meadows Center session

Times intern Audrey Williams blows bubbles during her swimming lesson with lifeguard Max Sumner.

0708swim7 — Times intern Audrey Williams blows bubbles during her swimming lesson with lifeguard Max Sumner.

Gainesville’s Frances Meadows Aquatic Center is a happy place. The day I go, the sun is beaming, children are laughing, and water fountains are splashing. Meanwhile, I am standing outside shaking because I’m here to take my first Adults Learning the Basics swim lesson.