Hey all! As summer is approaching, i was wondering how many of you enjoy swimming! Do you know how? Do you prefer open water or pools? I love to swim but I hate my body, I'm covered in keloids! So I make sure it's just me and people I'm close to.
I probably love the water as much as Misty does, though my mild germophobia prevents me from enjoying it in 'open water'; I much prefer pools. Unfortunately, I'm also overweight, so I have to wear a dark shirt in addition to swim trunks... no need to scare people off, after all.
Not really a big swimmer. I can swim, but I like to do things outside of the water. If I were to be in the water I'd for sure pick the pool over the beach even though I live in Florida, I really don't like the open water.
I do love a good pool. I don't swim anymore, but I used to love going to the pool and swimming laps. I don't like open water though. Even though I'm okay with floating on the water, not being able to see or reach the bottom scares me. And I grew up near a toxic lake, learning young not to go swimming in random open bodies of water.
It's honestly a toss up to me. Risk getting a parasite from the lake or risk injesting urine when some toddler pees in the pool
At least with the latter you don't have to really worry about it because of the chlorine solution that keeps the water clean. Of course, you don't want to ingest chlorine, either.
(breathes heavily) I LOVE swimming!! I already kind of established that I like water in my intro thread but I didn't think I'd get to talk about it THIS quickly- Even though the ocean is like, my known brand, I'm more of a freshwater person. I still love the ocean but I don't really love the sticky feeling after climbing out of saltwater :/ I live in the mountains, so during the summer I go to different alpine lakes and rivers and swim around. It's very cold, but that's exactly what I like. I overheat really easily so it's pretty much my favorite way to exercise since I never feel too warm. I don't really mess with pools much, the Skin Feel is like the ocean but worse and there's usually not much exploring to do. Whenever I go to the lake I bring my goggles and fins and try to find things underwater that people dropped, and in the pool that's usually just like, nasty paper or bandaids. I don't know how cleaning up lake trash feels better than pool trash, but it just does.
The thought of touching sea life terrifies me the same way a lot of people react to reptiles. I remember my parents trying to get me to swim in a lake as a kid, only to have me stay away because I thought I’d touch a fish. Despite the fear, I can still swim well in pools. I took lessons for a few years and did laps with my Mom at a publicly open Y.M.C.A. The back stroke was my best style because of my double jointed elbows. A part of me has been insecure about the small love handles that formed during puberty. Having to wear swim trunks with that insecurity has made me swim much less frequently. Other than that, I don’t have much of a reason for not doing it. It’s a great form of exercise and I love doing it when I actually get myself out there.
When I was younger, I was actually pretty good at swimming, and could do it on a competitive level. However, I never really enjoyed it. Swimming is fun and all, but it is nothing more than an occasional hobby for me. Besides, it has become much harder the older I get, due to some of my shoulder issues. In fact, it has probably been at least 3 or 4 years since I last went swimming.
I'm horrible at swimming. Well, swimming fast. I can tread water for a while, but I'm extremely slow and can't swim faster than a three year old. Usually I just sit in one spot.
