Downstream

to be able to swim for at least
an hour at a time for this trip,
and it was a couple of weeks
before I managed a mile, with
quite a bit of stopping and
starting and a growing sense
of lane rage. Then I decided,
for the first time in my life, to
wear a wetsuit, optional for
SwimTrek but providing
protection against the cold.
The label on mine said it was
inspired by the killer whale
and when I tried it on I