In Search of the Drift

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“Swimming is an antidote for the existential anxiety from which I suffer.” — Bonnie Tsui, Why We Swim

I’m lying on my back in a heated pool in the dark. My arms and legs move in a lazy frog-like pattern, just enough to keep moving, not enough to take much energy. I’ve been doing freestyle back and forth, and…