Unexpected Compliment

I have only been swimming since January. I mean I have been in and around pools since I was a kid but never tried to swim "competitatvly". I usually just played around with kids stuff, Marco Polo, water volleyball, etc.

Anyway, I was swimming Monday (my usualy routine) when one of the lifeguards at the pool, an older man, came to the end of my lane and waited for me to finish. He has been there for the last few weeks keeping an eye on the morning swimmers. As I was taking a quick breather at the end of the lane he said, "you are swimming smoother than I have noticed for the last few weeks."

Man, I was ready to jump out of the water. Because of that compliment I did an extra 100 pull.

After I finally finished my full workout he asked me if I was training for anything specific. I said, "yes, triathlons." He said he tried tris a few years ago but his knees hurt too much on the run so he gave them up.