Asja Did Not Have a Swimming Certificate and Developed a Fear of Water: 'Driving over a Dike with My Daughters? Terrible'

In this weekly column, people talk about something they 'never' want to experience again, never want to do again or never want to leave behind. This week: she never had swimming lessons as a child, after which Asja (44) developed a fear of swimming in the deep end. Two years ago, she decided to take swimming lessons anyway and overcome her fear. "I always made up excuses not to swim."