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.

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.

Swimming is one of the best things you can do. Back in the mists of time I would regularly swim a couple of Km's several times a week. And when joining the Royal Navy.. obviously it was a requirement. After losing the use of my legs a long time ago, I figured that was something I would never likely do again. But never say never. I am sort of swimming a few times a week now, thanks to my local pool. It's not how I learned as a kid... but I am at home in the water, and I am making it work.

Yes I love it. If you never learned how... you are missing out on one of the absolute best forms of exercise you can ever do. Not to mention it brings a certain kind of peace, just being in the water.

Hi Everyone

Here are two stories about my love for swimming.

Swimming story number 1

Swimming story number 2

Best Wishes Always
Sarah B
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If you want to get in shape but never learned how to swim... do it. You won't regret it.

Quote from: Anne_lifetrip on September 03, 2025, 01:45:22 AMI love swimming.

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 am glad you enjoy swimming.

I've never liked swimming. I got stuck swimming all four years of high school, and hated it, I'm a terrible swimmer, too.

The only sport I was good at[unless you count pool and fishing]. Loved it as a kid until our swimming  baths were demolished. I was too nervous  to  swim in the sea.
Wouldn't  dare go to a swimming  pool today

Quote from: Sephirah on October 03, 2025, 06:33:36 PMSwimming is one of the best things you can do. Back in the mists of time I would regularly swim a couple of Km's several times a week. And when joining the Royal Navy.. obviously it was a requirement. After losing the use of my legs a long time ago, I figured that was something I would never likely do again. But never say never. I am sort of swimming a few times a week now, thanks to my local pool. It's not how I learned as a kid... but I am at home in the water, and I am making it work.

Yes I love it. If you never learned how... you are missing out on one of the absolute best forms of exercise you can ever do. Not to mention it brings a certain kind of peace, just being in the water.

At this point, I'm also considering the time line with my surgery, since even clothing  in general I've only picked up the odd thing, because it's looking like my surgery might be in December or January (maybe February), so I don't want to spend all that money on clothes that I'm only going to wear for a short period of time.

However, as a kid, I hated the deep end of the pool.  However, as I grew, I grew out of that and now I like swimming in the deep end.  Plus every so often I like going to the Kanata Wave Pool and swimming when they make the waves.