"Real Women Swimmin I" is inspired by a girls weekend that I attended.  At first this group of strangers had nothing in common but one friend.  As time went on connections were made among others in the group.  The weekend was empowering and refreshing as each woman was free to be herself in a nonjudgemental, purely REAL setting.  I was inspired by the women who bared their souls, their scars and their true selves.  In a culture where so much emphasis is put on body image and the pursuit of perfection, it was a relief to combine with amazing women without an impulse to compete.