Hello,

i, M22 and fat, did my first 1.5hrs of swimming today, 2km of breaststroke but without goggles and hence my head above water all the time.

I did try to do it the "proper" way (with my eyes closed) but the feeling of having my head under water just felt wrong and weird. Maybe fear plays a role.

Does that get better with goggles or is there another way to combat my fears because i don't want to do the wrong technique forever.

p.s. i scrolled through lots of posts here and this is the first sports community where everyone genuenly seems nice and helpful, not arrogant. Cheers