James Pomerantz

You know, I'm, I'm all right. I, I now, I love, I love it if I fail. Yeah. It's okay. It's okay.

It's okay. And I, I'm, I'm cool with it, but I, so I had my, I had my hands out of the water as does everybody when they start for the first two minutes. And then I still had my hands out of the water. Only my head never came out of the water. Then after that, so I'm on breath hold probably in, you know, around three minutes and come up and you just get a little tiny squeak of air.

It's okay. And I, I'm, I'm cool with it, but I, so I had my, I had my hands out of the water as does everybody when they start for the first two minutes. And then I still had my hands out of the water. Only my head never came out of the water. Then after that, so I'm on breath hold probably in, you know, around three minutes and come up and you just get a little tiny squeak of air.

It's okay. And I, I'm, I'm cool with it, but I, so I had my, I had my hands out of the water as does everybody when they start for the first two minutes. And then I still had my hands out of the water. Only my head never came out of the water. Then after that, so I'm on breath hold probably in, you know, around three minutes and come up and you just get a little tiny squeak of air.

And then after that, there was no more of that anymore. That air was gone. But you get four shots at it. And now my hands began going in the water. Well, yeah. Yeah. So here I am. Now I'm flailing in the water. I know that I've failed because he told me. And I think, well, good. I'm done with this then. Five minutes is five minutes, sir. So here I go.

And then after that, there was no more of that anymore. That air was gone. But you get four shots at it. And now my hands began going in the water. Well, yeah. Yeah. So here I am. Now I'm flailing in the water. I know that I've failed because he told me. And I think, well, good. I'm done with this then. Five minutes is five minutes, sir. So here I go.

And then after that, there was no more of that anymore. That air was gone. But you get four shots at it. And now my hands began going in the water. Well, yeah. Yeah. So here I am. Now I'm flailing in the water. I know that I've failed because he told me. And I think, well, good. I'm done with this then. Five minutes is five minutes, sir. So here I go.

Start working my way over to the side of the pool. I know. He, he, he, he intervenes and gets between me and the edge of the pool and he kicks me back out in the water. And I would give him the look of like, what's the problem here, bud? We're going to get our five minutes. He goes, you got five minutes. You signed up for five minutes. I go, Oh shit. Really? Okay.

Start working my way over to the side of the pool. I know. He, he, he, he intervenes and gets between me and the edge of the pool and he kicks me back out in the water. And I would give him the look of like, what's the problem here, bud? We're going to get our five minutes. He goes, you got five minutes. You signed up for five minutes. I go, Oh shit. Really? Okay.

Start working my way over to the side of the pool. I know. He, he, he, he intervenes and gets between me and the edge of the pool and he kicks me back out in the water. And I would give him the look of like, what's the problem here, bud? We're going to get our five minutes. He goes, you got five minutes. You signed up for five minutes. I go, Oh shit. Really? Okay.

So, um, so now even with my hands in the water and he goes, and I still want you to have your hands out of the water. I go, okay.

So, um, so now even with my hands in the water and he goes, and I still want you to have your hands out of the water. I go, okay.

So, um, so now even with my hands in the water and he goes, and I still want you to have your hands out of the water. I go, okay.

And he just is in there and said, I quit? He Dior'd. I almost did that. I, you know, now I'm starting to sink below the water, even with my hands in the water. That's how tired I got within this little, you know, short timeframe. And I'm so exhausted and I couldn't get back to the surface. And I get this really brilliant idea that, you know, he will take me out of this pool if I'm dead. True.

And he just is in there and said, I quit? He Dior'd. I almost did that. I, you know, now I'm starting to sink below the water, even with my hands in the water. That's how tired I got within this little, you know, short timeframe. And I'm so exhausted and I couldn't get back to the surface. And I get this really brilliant idea that, you know, he will take me out of this pool if I'm dead. True.

And he just is in there and said, I quit? He Dior'd. I almost did that. I, you know, now I'm starting to sink below the water, even with my hands in the water. That's how tired I got within this little, you know, short timeframe. And I'm so exhausted and I couldn't get back to the surface. And I get this really brilliant idea that, you know, he will take me out of this pool if I'm dead. True.

And so I go like this and I just go stiff.

And so I go like this and I just go stiff.

And so I go like this and I just go stiff.

And I go like this and I just, I stared off into the distance and I just let my weight belt take me down to the bottom. And I just see him, he looks and his expression changed a bit. And then he dives down and swims and he gets this close to my face and he looks right in my eyes. And then I just see this giant smile on his face and he starts laughing and his bubbles come out.