This endeavor has made me face a number of fears that makes completing the swim in itself a stressful task. Stepping outside my comfort zone has been very challenging. Asking for help has to be one of my weakest attributes; to ask for help, to ask for someone to believe in me and my passion to help others scares me more than anything I face in the waters. It has been discouraging to read yet another annual drowning report to see that drownings are still increasing year over year. Not to mention the doubt of skeptics :( Yet despite the challenges I face, the discouraging statistics and the doubt I encounter I am prepared to continue to pursue this event to help promote drowning prevention and to promote water safety! Whether Mother Nature cooperates this go around or not, whether I make it 42 km's or 75 km's I believe it is better to do something to help than nothing. I am certainly not saying any sane person needs to tackle swimming across a lake to promote a cause but to persist and to overcome adversity.
Even when it is hard, seeing this quote every day helps to keep that optimism. We can all be a part of change. Prevention = Life
Swim with a buddy
Stay within arms reach
Wear a lifejacket
Stay clear of fast moving bodies of water
Take lessons
Prevention = Life
