Hey Jitka, nice entry! I dont know how to swim at all; I used to go to the pool when I was little, but not anymore :(

Will I be better than Phelps?

I go swimming in a small swimming pool before work three times a week. The swimming pool is small but I like it because it’s mostly just me who enjoyes swimming there in the morning and the water isn’t cold either.

I have been swimming regularly for several years, though I’m not a good swimmer. I have never taken any swimming lessons because when I was a child  I loved sports and my parents expected that I would learn swimming on my own, just as I had learned other sports. I know that my swimming technique isn’t good though but at least I don’t drown in the water...

Unfortunately, I can manage just only two swimming strokes: breaststroke and backcrawl. I usually swim for 40 minutes. Sometimes I try swimming the front crawl but the result isn‘t good.... I can neither breathe properly nor coordinate my arms' and legs' movements. Of course, I know what I am supposed to do theoreticaly but it’s different in reality. I have never swum the butterfly – it’s too difficult for me.

I wish I had more time to take swimming lessons to learn the correct technique. I would be a great swimmer then and I could compete with other swimmers.

I know for sure that I’ll never be as good as Michael Phelps…. But WHO KNOWS?

Maybe if you try your best you will be able to swim like him :P! I feel the same way with tennis though- I am great at forehands but I am terrible at serving and backhands. I want to get better so that I can compete with my friends at school, but it is a lot of hard work! So good luck, and keep practicing :)