I Almost Drowned. My Best Friend Rescued Me.
He saved me from imminent death.
4 min readSep 28, 2021
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There’s a marked difference between being a strong and efficient swimmer, and being able to swim. That contrast almost killed me.
Years ago, I was sailing with my best friend Jay on his parent's boat, near Barnegat Bay, New Jersey. We had finished lunch an hour earlier and were relaxing and chatting with his…