My Aunt is a born again swimmer. She is in her 60s, and is just now getting into swimming. After a lifetime as a non-swimmer, what made her want to learn?

She visited Zanzibar with friends. She talked about the beautiful beaches.

She talked about how hot it was, and how her friends all knew how to swim. It made her want to learn.

So, after she returned home, my Aunt started taking private swim lessons at the Y. She worked on freestyle breathing, and the breast stroke. She ran right up against her fear of deep water. She talked about switching to a shallower pool, just until she got the hang of swimming. Now she swims twice a week.

And she’s taken a second trip to Africa.

The world is full of possibilities.

Edited to add: Actually, she had learned to swim before, but didn’t like the water in her ears. Now she has ear plugs, and it make all the difference in the world.