Today the notification that my disability certificate will be extended. I'm greatly relieved, because it would be going to expire on the end of November if the notification didn't arrive, and I would be unable to use the benefit that I can use city indoor swimming pool for free next Saturday.

As for this Saturday, I went swimming as usual, after I came home from two clinic visits. I had started 8:30 p.m. and the time I returned was 2:00 p.m. I started for swimming at 3:20 p.m.

At first I felt a bit tired, but I managed to swim 1km anyway.
Then I dashed in breaststroke and backstroke 50m each, and much faster than last week.

Breaststroke: 55s/50m
Backstroke: 1'02s/50m

Also I intensively practiced the kick of four strokes.
I didn't freestyle and butterfly so seriously, but swam at slower and more comfortable pace.

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