Happy New Year Guys :)
Because I'm a nosey-newbie, I'm wordering what's in your swimbag? I primarily swim for fitness so up until now, I've just had the normal stuff: goggles, silicone caps, ear plugs and anti-fog sprays, but this year I want to ramp-up my skills so I'm curious -
What do you take to the pool w/you? Fins - paddles - your own kickboard - a fifth of Jack??? Any answers would be greatly appreciated.
May we each have our best year ever!
Steph
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Former Member
I bring my own fins. I haven't come across a pool yet that has size 14s in their fin bin. (If they offer for-the-public fins at all...)
I have my own paddles ("hans paddles"). I carry the fins and the paddles in their own mesh bag because I don't bring these to the pool every time.
I use the pool's kickboards and pull buoys.
In my bag is the towel and suit I will be using that day. A change of clothes. Goggles. Ear plugs. Swim cap (latex). (And spare goggle, plugs, cap and a suit.) I also have a spare set of glasses that I wear out to the pool. If my glasses are going to get damaged laying around on the deck, it may as well be an old pair.
I also have a bottle of cornstarch baby powder. I powder my cap after I have dried it off. Keeps it from sticking to itself. Cornstarch dissolves, unlike talc. So I don't have to worry about breathing in any powder dust when I use cornstarch.
I have a spare inhaler bottle (combivent/albuterol) for my asthma in case I forget to take a dose before leaving home.
I bring a water bottle to the pool. Nalgene, 32 ounce, which I completely finish off by the end of my swim. (The air is dry in Colorado!)
As for toiletries, besides the powder (which I also put into my socks after I get dressed after my swim) I carry deodorant and a shaving kit. No soap though. I use what they have in the dispensers in the showers.
I have a little log sheet and a few pens. I keep track of miles ( in fractions of one-twelvths, for what it's worth. It's my own personal quirk.)
And a lock. Never leave your stuff unlocked in the locker room!
That's about it.
I bring my own fins. I haven't come across a pool yet that has size 14s in their fin bin. (If they offer for-the-public fins at all...)
I have my own paddles ("hans paddles"). I carry the fins and the paddles in their own mesh bag because I don't bring these to the pool every time.
I use the pool's kickboards and pull buoys.
In my bag is the towel and suit I will be using that day. A change of clothes. Goggles. Ear plugs. Swim cap (latex). (And spare goggle, plugs, cap and a suit.) I also have a spare set of glasses that I wear out to the pool. If my glasses are going to get damaged laying around on the deck, it may as well be an old pair.
I also have a bottle of cornstarch baby powder. I powder my cap after I have dried it off. Keeps it from sticking to itself. Cornstarch dissolves, unlike talc. So I don't have to worry about breathing in any powder dust when I use cornstarch.
I have a spare inhaler bottle (combivent/albuterol) for my asthma in case I forget to take a dose before leaving home.
I bring a water bottle to the pool. Nalgene, 32 ounce, which I completely finish off by the end of my swim. (The air is dry in Colorado!)
As for toiletries, besides the powder (which I also put into my socks after I get dressed after my swim) I carry deodorant and a shaving kit. No soap though. I use what they have in the dispensers in the showers.
I have a little log sheet and a few pens. I keep track of miles ( in fractions of one-twelvths, for what it's worth. It's my own personal quirk.)
And a lock. Never leave your stuff unlocked in the locker room!
That's about it.
