Swimming Thread

staffsblue said:
And slightly off topic, but my train back to Manchester was delayed by a herd of ginger cows having a slow wander up the track between New Mills and Marple.
At least the driver was travelling slowly enough to stop and not wipe them out!
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Wiping out cows is never pleasant
 
Returned to Manchester Aquatics Centre this morning. Completed 46 x 50m lengths which stacks up to 2300m.
Nice and quiet this morning and plenty of room to overtake and be overtaken in the slow lane.
Those 50m lengths really give you a good workout & certainly got my heart working!
 
staffsblue said:
Returned to Manchester Aquatics Centre this morning. Completed 46 x 50m lengths which stacks up to 2300m.
Nice and quiet this morning and plenty of room to overtake and be overtaken in the slow lane.
Those 50m lengths really give you a good workout & certainly got my heart working!
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35 x 20m outdoor pool for me this morning. Beautiful and quiet and perfect temp.
 
swim at east mcr (just near the ground) and the aquatics centre now it's reopened at least once a week. love the aquatics centre, the pool is amazing, but it's also full of clueless students who meander all over the place and get in your way. the pool at east mcr isn't as good but the other swimmers are just more respectful and you get to swim without having to swear under your breath at half the other swimmers.
 
bluejon said:
swim at east mcr (just near the ground) and the aquatics centre now it's reopened at least once a week. love the aquatics centre, the pool is amazing, but it's also full of clueless students who meander all over the place and get in your way. the pool at east mcr isn't as good but the other swimmers are just more respectful and you get to swim without having to swear under your breath at half the other swimmers.
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I know what you mean about the Aquatics Centre. There was a Chinese lad there a few weeks ago who didn't seem to understand the concept of "clockwise" and "anti clockwise". To be fair, the lifeguards soon put him right!
 
staffsblue said:
Returned to Manchester Aquatics Centre this morning. Completed 46 x 50m lengths which stacks up to 2300m.
Nice and quiet this morning and plenty of room to overtake and be overtaken in the slow lane.
Those 50m lengths really give you a good workout & certainly got my heart working!
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I’ve only swam once in 50m pool; we played West Ham away on a Friday night so me and my lad stayed over. Had a swim in the Olympic pool. Definitely harder with the reduced turning time. Also jumped off top diving board and received a warning!
 
staffsblue said:
I know what you mean about the Aquatics Centre. There was a Chinese lad there a few weeks ago who didn't seem to understand the concept of "clockwise" and "anti clockwise". To be fair, the lifeguards soon put him right!
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Ha ha, always the same problem wherever you swim. That and people dawdling in the middle.
 
johnnytapia said:
I’ve only swam once in 50m pool; we played West Ham away on a Friday night so me and my lad stayed over. Had a swim in the Olympic pool. Definitely harder with the reduced turning time. Also jumped off top diving board and received a warning!
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I tend to swim a smaller distance in 50m pools as I need a longer breather after each length!
 
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