Completing the Zwem4daagse

A few hours ago, I completed my first edition of the Zwem4daagse, which is a yearly even here in The Netherlands where you swim a certain distance for four days. After swimming 500 meters four days, I am now a proud owner of a cute little medal! Looking back at the past six and a half months, it’s crazy to see how much I’ve achieved in the swimming pool. After years of wanting to swim, but avoiding it due to my fear of deep water, or rather, me not knowing what else to do in the water besides front crawl, I now feel much more comfortable in the water. Me Holding My First Zwem4daagse Medal Zwem4daagse Medal and Stamp Card Back in January, I started swimming lessons, and, in the meanwhile, I’ve gotten my Diploma A, and then the Diploma B and now just participated in the Zwem4daagse. It’s been such a rewarding adventure! I’ll be honest: I was very unsure about which distance I should do. But I thought 250 meters was too little, while 1000 meters was too much. So I ended up with the…