Summer’s almost here! I know for certain that some of you have already done your first river trip, and we hope you are exercising appropriate caution. Many more of you have yet to reintroduce yourself to the water. But you will.

Now close your eyes and picture yourself at your favorite swim spot, which is nice and deep. You’re not the type to wade in inch by inch, like a coward, acclimating yourself to the river temperature over the space of like half an hour. No. You are going to dive in, or cannonball in, from a safe rock.

Splash! 

Beautiful!

You bubble up to the surface, wave at your friends and family, and now you’re ready to toodle around for a bit before heading back to shore. 

What’s stroke are you using?