Places to swim in Taiwan? (and detraining question)
Former Member
This year I returned to regular swimming workouts after a 20-year layoff, and am finally starting to get back in shape. However, I will be traveling in Taiwan for about a month from late May to late June. I would hate to lose all my conditioning on that trip and have to start again from scratch when I return.
By that time I will have about 5 solid months of averaging around 10,000 yds per week spread out over 3-4 workouts built up. Do you think my swimming conditioning will all be lost if I don't swim at all during the trip? I plan to buy some stretch cords and take those with me so I can do some swimming-like movements, but I would really like to swim several times throughout the trip.
I've noticed a poster (Syd) who is located in Taiwan, and perhaps some of you have traveled there... Does anyone know if it is difficult to find a pool to swim laps in Taiwan? I'll be traveling back and forth between Taipei (Tung-Hu) and I-lan.
Syd, where in Taiwan are you located?
Thanks,
Mark
I lived in Taiwan for two years and I am traveling there in July. Where is Taipei are you staying, simply because Taipei is a huge city. Are you actually in Taipei or a suburb. Most of the universities have pools and I know where many are located. Also, Yilan has a really fun outdoor pool that is built above ground. I'm not sure about swimming laps in it because everytime I went it was packed with kids and I worked on treading water. The nice thing about Yilan is how close it is to the beach. The beaches are never packed, and always nice to go swimming there. In terms of a Masters team, I never found one. Though honestly, I never looked too hard. If you post of email where you will be I will contact a swimmer friend of mine who is still in Taiwan and get you the addresses and info that you need.
Erin
I lived in Taiwan for two years and I am traveling there in July. Where is Taipei are you staying, simply because Taipei is a huge city. Are you actually in Taipei or a suburb. Most of the universities have pools and I know where many are located. Also, Yilan has a really fun outdoor pool that is built above ground. I'm not sure about swimming laps in it because everytime I went it was packed with kids and I worked on treading water. The nice thing about Yilan is how close it is to the beach. The beaches are never packed, and always nice to go swimming there. In terms of a Masters team, I never found one. Though honestly, I never looked too hard. If you post of email where you will be I will contact a swimmer friend of mine who is still in Taiwan and get you the addresses and info that you need.
Erin
