sometimes i go to the pool full of grief from the days toils,however after a good swim i forget all of this and feel invigorated,this happens every time.If i go to the pool and have had a good day at work then i feel even better after the workout.Perhaps if some of the world leaders swam more often there would be less conflict...
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A bad day at the pool is still better than a good day at work.
...Unless you happen to work at the pool.
A week or so ago, I was lucky enough to have the pool all to myself (except for the guard). There was a georgeous orange/gold/pink fading to periwinkle sunset at the west end of the pool. There was a slight breeze which put a small chop on the surface of the water. I swam my workout in virtual solitude... going first into the shimmering reflection of sunset and then swimming out of it. It was one of the best swims I have ever experienced in my life. I hope everyone has the chance to swim the sunset, alone, at least once.
Originally posted by laineybug
There was a georgeous orange/gold/pink fading to periwinkle sunset at the west end of the pool.
That made my day... I can't remember the last time someone used the word periwinkle. :)
I was at a meet a few years ago at Schroeder in Brown Deer where Mary T. Meagher set her long-lasting 200 fly record. One of our older swimmers, a woman, had just completed an event and as she passed by me, I said, "Betty! How'd you do?"
She stopped in her tracks and didn't really answer the question, but said, "You know people ask me why I swim and I tell them, 'Where else can you swim in such a gorgeous facility and have a lane all to yourself!'" That said it all!
*** Pitman, Madison, WI
i just got a winter pool pass to the YWCA near me, and so now i have been swimming everyday for a week. i tried to go at my university but they only have 4 hrs total for student swimming, and of course they are while i'm in class. but anyway i am a junior and a first year nursing student and majorly stressed out. even though i don't want to, all i can think about is nursing. i wake up in the middle of the night (if i do get a chance to sleep) with nursing stuff running through my head. well ever since i've started swimming again it has been awesome. when i swim i can't and don't think about nursing, its almost impossible too. i have other things to think about like stroke count, keeping my head still, trying to fix my crappy technique.....its so great though, its a nice little break from the world. i wish i hadn't taken such a long break from swimming, but i was kinda burned out and it wasn't fun anymore. now that i'm not competing (yet:) and don't have all the pressure i had while on a college team, swimming has become everything i loved about it in the first place.
due to circumstances, i swim at 6am. i live in key west, and people come down and watch the sunset and think it's amazing. i watch the sunrise every morning, and can't believe what they're missing out on! (it may not be periwinkle but the reds more than make up for the ungodly hour!!)
