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Do you enjoy swimming?

Nope. I've never been able to master a simple thing like treading water. My son, on the other hand, swims on his high school team 😉

I've always loved anything aquatic, including swimming. I wasn't competitive  enough to race, but I enjoyed distance swimming. To support my lower back injuries, I swam 2 miles 2 times per week in the pool, once doing a 4 mile swim for charity. This went on for 40 years, and in my 60's I added 800 metres of rescue strokes to maintain my life saving qualifications.

Unfortunately human bodies wear out, and all those shoulder rotations have contributed to worn rotator cuffs, with arthritis, cartilage and tendon wear causing both shoulders to be frozen. After 18 months out of the pool, my physio has me back swimming, limiting me to 1000 metres a session, hoping to recover some shoulder movement range. Hopefully I will be able to keep swimming all my life.

Hugs,

Allie

I picked up swimming for fitness and as an excuse to shave body hair.

I like it but wish I had sufficient girl mode to wear one piece when doing it.

I love swimming. :laugh:

I started at aa very young age because I had a crooked spine and the doctors suggested swimming. So there I started, at 12, swimming at least twice a week, then 3 times and then as much as I can. Spine problems disapeared, but I kept on swimming, I just can't live without water.

That helped me get my water and sea rescue certifications and get my first work as a lifeguard, and now I dive, surf and enjoy the water as much as possible.

I used to go swimming every so often at the local pool (the river that my city is beside is so shallow that if I go swimming at the beach, I have to literally walk half way out into the river before my 6'5" frame can swim without scrapping bottom.  Otherwise the water is just below my knees.  Unfortunately, half way out is also right in the boat lanes, so it's not safe!), however since the pool was shut down for Covid I haven't been back (Covid then after the restrictions were lifted the city decided to renovate and repair the pool for about a year).  Plus my illness, I haven't gone in about 5-6 years.  Plus with my Bariatric surgery in the next few months, I'm waiting to buy a woman's bathing suit until after my surgery and lost my weight.