According to the recent poll it seems more people swim in the morning than other time of the day. Without considering the factors of distance from home to pools and work schedule, etc., would you still swim the time you do now? I can think of some pros and cons of morning/evening/midday swims:
Morning swim:
Pros: Great start of the day! Good feeling carried throughout the day. :) Water is cleaner, too.
Cons: May get sleepy or tired by late afternoon. :(
Evening swim:
Pros: No time pressure. Calm and relaxing after a long day of work. No need to take another shower at home.:)
Cons: May be too exhausted to get up early the next day. :( End of day water not as clean as morning.
Midday swim:
Pros: Take a good change of mind and a good break!
Cons: Time consuming. May have to go back to work looking like a bedraggled bird if your hair doesn't dry in time ;)
Anything to add?
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I'm big on evening swimming. I'm incapable of functioning in the morning so I would never get to the pool if I had to be there at 5AM... that's part of what keeps me from joining a masters team.
I like swimming evenings at my pool because it's:
dark - not sure why I like that so much, there's like 4 underwater lights and moonlight when it's not foggy
not crowded - I've never had to share a lane
no noodlers - I don't have to worry about someone getting mad that my butterflying got their hair wet in the pool
antisocial - No one has ever really tried to chit chat with me while I'm swimming at night
That might not be for everybody but I like to get in, do my workout and get moving. I can be fun and talk to people at meets.
I'm big on evening swimming. I'm incapable of functioning in the morning so I would never get to the pool if I had to be there at 5AM... that's part of what keeps me from joining a masters team.
I like swimming evenings at my pool because it's:
dark - not sure why I like that so much, there's like 4 underwater lights and moonlight when it's not foggy
not crowded - I've never had to share a lane
no noodlers - I don't have to worry about someone getting mad that my butterflying got their hair wet in the pool
antisocial - No one has ever really tried to chit chat with me while I'm swimming at night
That might not be for everybody but I like to get in, do my workout and get moving. I can be fun and talk to people at meets.
