My daughter Brighid is one of the main reasons that I have decided to
revisit diving.  She has practice three days a week with Montgomery Dive Club which uses the Montgomery County pools as their base of operations.  Three afternoons a week I leave work in D.C. to travel back to Potomac to pick her up at my home.  From there we ride to Germantown for 90 minutes of practice from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

There was an "open swim" on Tuesday evening after her practice.  I decided I would suit up and try some dives on my own.  The more time I get to spend on the board - the easier the progress will be.  I was finally feeling better after a rough few days of being sore.

I spent about an hour diving with Brighid - her acting as my coach.  The diving is still rusty - but I am feeling as if I can really do this.  There may be a lot of sore muscles between me and my goal, but my confidence is getting high.

I am ready for my second session with the coach on Thursday.