ah, ok. That's different. That;s probably the slow incremental acquiring of technique.Not the breathing
I broke that barrier a good while back - felt great
I am fine with being able to swim a mile out to an island and it takes me what it takes me timewise. Who cares?
But in triathlons and Otillos, they have time cut-offs and I don't want to get pulled out of the race
That's a concern
Like there's below average and you-don't-belong-here-doing-this thing