I imagine that many on this Board are like me in that they swam in intensely competitive programs as youngsters, got burned out and quit swimming, maybe played other sports, and finally came back to swimming at a later stage of your life.
So, if the above description fits you, what sports did you do in the intervening years before you made it back to the pool?
The mention of the term "side out" in another thread reminded me that I played competitive volleyball for 19 years. Before that I also competed in judo, eventually ran a marathon, and finally coached volleyball, wrestling and even little league.
After all of that, and all of the injuries that went with it, I am glad to be back in the pool. :cool:
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I swam off and on through college but running was always my love. After college (Knox the greatest !!!! college with a small team), I moved to DC. There my ashtma went crazy. I started to swim and stopped running. Marie Reed in Adams Morgan is a great pool to swim in during a snow storm. One wall is all glass so you can see the now fall. Moved to St. Loius. Started running again because no pool was close to where I lived. Athma went crazy again as did colitis. Had lots of operations. Moved home to be taken care of. Now I only swim. Frequently, I'm the only person in the pool at the Y for hours! It is so bizarre. I tell friends this and they don't believe me. Sometimes, I get in the pool and just swim until I want to stop. No interuptions, no one else. Calm and fun.
I swam off and on through college but running was always my love. After college (Knox the greatest !!!! college with a small team), I moved to DC. There my ashtma went crazy. I started to swim and stopped running. Marie Reed in Adams Morgan is a great pool to swim in during a snow storm. One wall is all glass so you can see the now fall. Moved to St. Loius. Started running again because no pool was close to where I lived. Athma went crazy again as did colitis. Had lots of operations. Moved home to be taken care of. Now I only swim. Frequently, I'm the only person in the pool at the Y for hours! It is so bizarre. I tell friends this and they don't believe me. Sometimes, I get in the pool and just swim until I want to stop. No interuptions, no one else. Calm and fun.
