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Personal Narrative: My Second Log Entry

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2nd Log Entry During my first log entry, I pointed out my personal goals I hoped to accomplish during this class. As a beginner swimmer, I was mainly interested in conquering my fear of water. As of week four I could say that I am now comfortable being inside a body of water. First week I could not even get my entire body into to the swimming pool. As of right now, I could get into the pool without any anxiety, and I am able to float on a water comfortably. Not only I managed bobbing, but also I learned how to slowly exhale mouth and nose—to the point where I could seat at the bottom of the pool. I also tried different positions inside the water to experience side and back buoyancy. One of the most exciting progress I made is, I now know how
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