I was thinking about the "pet peeves" thread. Seems that we should have a thread that is the opposite. Things we love about swimming. (Or is there one already that I missed?)
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The relaxation of it all... Just swimming being concentrated, lost in your own thoughts, and as much as you huff and puff in the water, once you're out, it seems like all your problems go away, I'm completely stress free, in a great mood, energized (and have that feeling that although my body is tired, I'm ready to jump back in and start it all over again!)
Swimming and knowing "this is what I'm good at!"
That first smell of chlorine when you get to the pool, and it excites you to know you're just starting.
That all that fun is actually a damn good exercise!
Diving in the deep water, all the way in...
Knowing that when you're at the beach, and everybody is crowded together, close to the sand, that you can actually go far enough to the deep, where there's no one else, and you can just float there for a while, knowing you're stronger than the sea. And even when the tide is strong and it beats the hell out of you and you're tumbling around with the waves, knowing that you won't drown, so you never get desperate, just go with the flow and come right back up ready for more.
Going back to my childhood everytime I go into the pool, and feel like I'm five again (because I was always in the water at that age).
The relaxation of it all... Just swimming being concentrated, lost in your own thoughts, and as much as you huff and puff in the water, once you're out, it seems like all your problems go away, I'm completely stress free, in a great mood, energized (and have that feeling that although my body is tired, I'm ready to jump back in and start it all over again!)
Swimming and knowing "this is what I'm good at!"
That first smell of chlorine when you get to the pool, and it excites you to know you're just starting.
That all that fun is actually a damn good exercise!
Diving in the deep water, all the way in...
Knowing that when you're at the beach, and everybody is crowded together, close to the sand, that you can actually go far enough to the deep, where there's no one else, and you can just float there for a while, knowing you're stronger than the sea. And even when the tide is strong and it beats the hell out of you and you're tumbling around with the waves, knowing that you won't drown, so you never get desperate, just go with the flow and come right back up ready for more.
Going back to my childhood everytime I go into the pool, and feel like I'm five again (because I was always in the water at that age).
