When do you swim?

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Former Member — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:26:44 GMT

5:30 to 7:00 AM. Its the only time I can count on without letting the 'time thief' have his way. After doing morning workouts since 7th grade, its just part of life.

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Former Member — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:14:08 GMT

NOT a morning person, however, masters swimming is 5:30 to 6:45am.....some mornings I think I dreamt about swimming, THEN I wake up and realize my workout is DONE! YAY!.....and yes it took me about 6 months to get used to swimming at this hour. Now our Sat morning practice starts at 7:00am and I feel like I am sleeping in. The plus side as a previous swimmer noted, you DO get to spend more time with your family and friends in the evenings. One other note, the first few months, I ended up taking naps in my car during lunch......now I just go to bed at 8:30pm.

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Former Member — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:10:45 GMT

7:10 to 8:10 AM on weekdays around 10AM weekends

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MAC swimmer — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:59:34 GMT

Wow, many of you are swimming 2 hours a day!!! I swim at night 8-9 pm T and TH. I put in two more hour sessions on my own during the week. We share the pool with the "high school maintenance group" -- kids trying to make our very competitive age group club. I can;t stand swimming that late at night!!!! Bad for me, bad for the family, bad for the marriage. But I have hung in there for 3 years...what else can I do?:)

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Former Member — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:35:49 GMT

IWhen I was teaching in GA I only swam at night if I was not stuck in Alpharetta traffic! It took me an hour to get to Dynamo or Mt View so I just gave up! Did not like getting home at 9PM at night. M-W-F 5-7am SCY. Amen to the traffic ruining getting to Dynamo or Mt View!

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swimshark — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:18:34 GMT

4:30-6am twice a week (weekdays) 7-9am Sat. I swim with the age group team. I love morning work outs. Alison

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Former Member — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:59:15 GMT

I swim evening with the age group team M-W-F 6-8. Morning with Masters group Tu-Th and sometimes Friday 5:30-6:45, Saturdays 11-12. Some weeks I make all 6 and some weeks I get 4-5. I feel best after a morning workout though.

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WPSWIMS — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:30:09 GMT

I swim M W F at 12 noon short course, Tuesday 8AM long course, Sat 9:30 short course, and Sunday 8AM long course. In the summer I swim at 8 AM long course several day a week. So great to be retired. With ski season approaching, it will be mostly weekends in Denver...who wants to stand in a lift line and a couple of short workouts during the week at Breckenridge at 8,500 ft...gasp gasp. When I was teaching in GA I only swam at night if I was not stuck in Alpharetta traffic! It took me an hour to get to Dynamo or Mt View so I just gave up! Did not like getting home at 9PM at night.

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Former Member — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:29:35 GMT

I also swam as a age grouper evening ( after school ) in the summer long course 7am-9am and then again from 8pm -9pm. In HS from 6:30am -8:00am and again last class till about 4:00. I stopped swimming my Jr. yr. I like to sleep now I figured I put in my morning early in life. I now swim with the age groupers (again) from 5:00pm -6:00pm M, T, TH we get in an avg. of 1800 -2000 yds each day. I may go to the 'Y' on Sunday usually late afternoon.

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Former Member — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:20:55 GMT

I swim at 5:30 am til 6:45 ( the swim goes til 7 but I have to get ready for work) I swim Mon-Tues, Thurs, Fri at this time. It is enough for me right now. There are more swims I can do once I am in better shape. Trust me my body needs the rest. Katie

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Allen Stark — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:46:59 GMT

I love to swim at lunch time.I don't have to get up early,and it's great to have a break in the middle of the day.

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Former Member — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 05:40:40 GMT

My pool closes at 2230 hrs M-F and 2130 on Friday. I usually get in the water about an hour before it closes. I'm trying to move that up to 2 hours before.

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Former Member — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 13:57:29 GMT

I'm all over the place. On M - 3: to 5:00pm, W - 6:00 to 7:30am, Th - 6:00 to 7:30pm, F - 12:30 - 2:30pm, and sometimes on Saturday monings from 6:00 to 7:30am. This is also done at three different pools. The early morning swims are usually with a team and the rest are on my own. I have convinced myself that now I am ready to compete at any time of day since I am used to swimming at any time. Hope I'm right! Kerri

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Donna — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 09:12:58 GMT

I prefer the evening workouts to mornings. I try to swim on Saturday mornings but my back is usually too tight to be able to put in a good quality workout. I do feel better for the rest of the day after a morning workout. To be able to put in a quality workout I have to go with the evenings for performance purposes.:cool:

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Former Member — Fri, 08 Jul 2005 12:13:16 GMT

I was a morning swimmer but found out after living through some back problems that my body handles exercise better in the afternoon or evening. I am luck the pool near work has lap swimming during lunch time.

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Former Member — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 10:27:32 GMT

I've actually been thinking a lo about this lately. I'm a night owl and work until 1 a.m. foour nights a week, so morning is not a good time for me, yet I pretty much swim when I can get the time. Usually it's anywhere betwee 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Way back when I first moved to Minneapolis I was working a 2-10:30 p.m. or 3-11:30 p.m.. I joined a club that was open 24 hours and swam after work. I wish I could start doing that again. I am soooooooooooooooooo relaxed after I swim that I think I could best utilize that effect to sleep better. Everywhere I read, 'experts' are saying - do not work out before bed, it gets your blood going and it will keep you awake. This next week, I'm off work and my son is at a resident camp so I'm going to swim late every night and see how I sleep.

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Former Member — Sat, 28 May 2005 15:13:53 GMT

Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com I like to swim in the midafternoon or early evening. However, the pool I usually swim in is closed for renovations. Now I have toswim at 6:30 in the morning. It is terrible. I also prefer to swim in the afternoon or evening. I'm definitely a night person. I have yet to swim before about 10AM at the earliest. Being a night person is the biggest reason I haven't joined the Masters practice at 5:30AM (!) near my house. I am deep in dreamland at that time.

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Former Member — Sat, 28 May 2005 05:12:23 GMT

I like to swim in the midafternoon or early evening. However, the pool I usually swim in is closed for renovations. Now I have toswim at 6:30 in the morning. It is terrible. I'm swimming where I went to college. Dragging my body tothe pool at that time is so hard. Then when I get into the pool I can't generate enough energy to do a good workout. After I'm done, I go home & sleep. For the whole day I'm exhausted. I don't know how people do it allthe tiem.

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Former Member — Fri, 27 May 2005 14:46:40 GMT

My pool doesn't open until 6AM. I have to be at work by 8AM... that isn't enough time to get in a good swim, shower, do my hair, make-up, dress and drive to work. Besides, I'm NOT a morning person, never have been, never will be. Getting up before 7 actually makes me sick to my stomach, and by the end of the day I have a migrane. I've heard that one of the guards volunteered to open the pool at 5:30AM on Wednesday. That is terribly nice of him, but I guarantee, he won't see me there, even though that extra 30 minutes might allow me to get to work right at 8. Lainey PS: It looks like our new club will be starting our workouts, week after next. Once we have enough folks participating we will elect officers and decide on a name, so we can register as the newest USMS club in GA! And to everyone who loves to compete I've a lot of people become excited when I told them that there were USMS swim meets, but most just want to swim for fitness.

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jswim — Fri, 27 May 2005 03:47:35 GMT

Originally posted by nkace Well more power to you morning swimmers. I don't know If I would be able to handle doing so many laps that early in the morning. I love being able to go after work & found a Masters team that does that thankfully T-Th. I have only only made it to 1 Sun morning practice. lol, I'm the same way, I swim in the evenings T and Th, with a masters team, and have only made it to two of the Saturday morning swims! lol.. If I could get myself out of bed I'd love to swim in the morning, I do like the feel of it when I actually make it to a morning workout.

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nkace — Fri, 27 May 2005 03:44:46 GMT

Well more power to you morning swimmers. I don't know If I would be able to handle doing so many laps that early in the morning. I love being able to go after work & found a Masters team that does that thankfully T-Th. I have only only made it to 1 Sun morning practice.

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jswim — Thu, 05 May 2005 06:22:44 GMT

Originally posted by Heidi I like to get there early when the steam is rising from the cold air and warm water. It's such a nice refreshing way to start my day. By the time I'm done the sun is warm, the sky is blue and the birds are chirping :) That sounds BEAUTIFUL!.... umm.. Alex... well... that's uhhhhh... the sun part is nice! lol.. ;)

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Former Member — Tue, 03 May 2005 15:36:52 GMT

I like to get there early when the steam is rising from the cold air and warm water. It's such a nice refreshing way to start my day. By the time I'm done the sun is warm, the sky is blue and the birds are chirping :)

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Former Member — Tue, 03 May 2005 06:27:55 GMT

Originally posted by Heidi I like to get there early when the steam is rising from the cold air and warm water. It's such a nice refreshing way to start my day. By the time I'm done the sun is warm, the sky is blue and the birds are chirping :) Almost the same but with a little difference, I guess because you live in Oregon and I live in Mexico City: By the time I'm done the sun is hot, the sky is grey and the cars are horning.

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Former Member — Mon, 02 May 2005 05:27:38 GMT

I walk across my room to hit snooze every morning. I snooze for half an hour. Then I told myself I could actually sleep for an extra half hour by setting my alarm half an hour later and getting right up. I was half an hour late for work! :eek: I need that snooze time to get myself moving ... A morning person I am not ...