HI all--
I will be spending a couple weeks in Uppsala, Sweden soon. Can anyone point me towards a masters swim group with whom I might be able to drop-in for workouts? I can find a couple pools online, but haven't found a masters group yet.
Thanks!
Margaret
Thanks for the quick reply! Yes, that page is helpful in that it points me to this Upsala page:
www2.idrottonline.se/default.aspx
This looks like a big operation and very active, but even with google-translate helping me figure out the Swedish, I can't find much about *masters* swimming on it. Most of the items seem to be about younger age-groupers, if I am understanding things correctly.
Anyway, I know it's a long shot but if someone has more info or can help me find it, I'd really appreciate it!
Thanks again!
This looks like a big operation and very active, but even with google-translate helping me figure out the Swedish, I can't find much about *masters* swimming on it.
Yes, I noticed the same thing, unfortunately.
Don't be afraid to email someone in English, with appropriate politenesses about how you are not just assuming they speak English but if they do you'd like some info. A lot of Scandinavians do speak English and you might well get the info you want that way.
Don't be afraid to email someone in English, with appropriate politenesses about how you are not just assuming they speak English but if they do you'd like some info. A lot of Scandinavians do speak English and you might well get the info you want that way.
I second that. Swedes are taught English from grade school - it's mandatory. My son had two Swedish room mates his freshman year, and believe me, they sounded American.
Thanks for the help, all. I ended up swimming at a health club with a 25m pool within easy walking/biking distance of my hotel. (The Arctic Centralbadet --- a daypass was around $10.) Interestingly, virtually all the lap swimming lanes were devoted to different speeds of breaststroke. I swam in the "extra fast lane" --- the only one where any freestyle was happening. For the record, I am NOT extra fast. :-) But it's a beautiful pool with a great wall of windows looking out to the Cathedral.