OIympus 1030

Tess and I split cost on a underwater camera. This way I can see my stroke and fix my mistakes easier, up until now its been hard to tell what was going wrong.



Its a very noisy camera, but so far we have only taken photo/video's at night, hopefully more light will fix the problem. The video's are definitely good enough though.

Going to go get some serious shots and video tomorrow.

Progress Photo's

I meant to do a better job of taking progress photo's, but I never remember to or I dont think theres been enough progress! But here is my February one and I' l l try for April.

6 Months

Its been 6 months since I began my training just to qualify for BUD/s. I started at 144 pounds, now I usually stay at 156. But body composition is quite different.

The first physical challenge I had to overcome was getting PRK surgery. I was a long way from being eligible with my 20/600 vision. Now my eyes are 20/20 to 20/30 depending on the day and if my eyes aren't dry from chlorine. My father helped me pay for the very expensive ($4200) procedure, without that none of this would be possible.

I am writing this so that years from now I can have a detailed account from beginning to end to share with others who have the same intentions that I do now. I hope that my assumption of success is not going to be ironic.