Hi Karlos welcome to the board (although this is your 3rd post).
Thankyou for a very honest and heartfelt description of your swimming misadventures. I think it confirms what I said above that if your parents can't swim and your school doesn't teach you to swim it takes a lot of courage to take adult lessons.
If your first swim briefs came from the now defunct BHS (British Home Stores) it suggests that you are in the UK, perhaps if you told us where you are we could find you a speedo budy to splash around with.
Your school didn't like using goggles, but maybe you should. Clear Zoggs goggles seem good value at the moment, the coloured goggles block out a lot of light when swimming in a pool. Wearing goggles allows you to get your face down in the water and helps you to learn to breath properly while swimming.
I am Beach Lifeguard trained and if you were on a beach I would regard you as a weak swimmer, the trouble is that weak swimmers can rapidly become non swimmers as they tire. Please always have a swim budy with you when you swim in the sea, someone that can raise the alarm if you get into difficulty.
Enjoy your swim briefs even if you stay away from the water.
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