Can you canoe?

Today’s student called at 7 am to cancel due to allergies so I had the opportunity to swim for myself. Quickly into my swim my mind pictured me paddling a canoe by myself placing the oar on one side then another. I realized that my core felt like a canoe fuselage and with my arms wide I was really skipping across the water. Then I spent the next hour trying to feel it again, sigh.