Swimming Thread

Went for a swim at my local leisure centre in Stafford this morning. Was intending to go at 10:30 but luckily saw a post on Facebook saying the 10.30 to 11.30 session was cancelled due to "unforseen circumstances".
Therefore, delayed for an hour and rocked up at 11:30. The issue became apparent in that there were only 2 lifeguards available for the main and learner pools.
I appreciate these things happen in all businesses and was grateful they kept their social media up to date.
Anyway, nice steady swim, completing 104 x 25m lengths in about 75 minutes.
 
Another trip to Manchester Aquatics Centre this morning. Nice and quiet now all the students have cleared off home for Christmas.
Managed 56 lengths of the 50m pool, which apparently equates to 1020 calories burnt.
 
Can’t believe I’ve not seen this thread!!

Not been swimming for a while this year but will definitely be back in the pool in the new year, had lessons to swim properly couple of years back after struggling during the swim legs on triathlons and was well worth it. Can do 2.4 miles now in 1:40 and no problems in open water.
 
inchy14 said:
Can’t believe I’ve not seen this thread!!

Not been swimming for a while this year but will definitely be back in the pool in the new year, had lessons to swim properly couple of years back after struggling during the swim legs on triathlons and was well worth it. Can do 2.4 miles now in 1:40 and no problems in open water.
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I'm clearly not at your levels of fitness, but as a retired overweight bloke in his 50s, I find swimming to be the easiest and most enjoyable form of exercise. I cross train with a bit of running just so I'm using different parts of my body, and to keep things varied.
I'm not particularly fast, but I find once I get going, I can swim as long as I like, and it actually seems to get easier the further I swim.
I tend to choose to do lido swims in the warmer months as it's a much more enjoyable experience, and love to feel the sun on my back.
 
staffsblue said:
I'm clearly not at your levels of fitness, but as a retired overweight bloke in his 50s, I find swimming to be the easiest and most enjoyable form of exercise. I cross train with a bit of running just so I'm using different parts of my body, and to keep things varied.
I'm not particularly fast, but I find once I get going, I can swim as long as I like, and it actually seems to get easier the further I swim.
I tend to choose to do lido swims in the warmer months as it's a much more enjoyable experience, and love to feel the sun on my back.
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Outdoor swimming is divine
 
Just sneaked in a cheeky 120 x 25m lengths (3km) before lunch at my local leisure centre. Have to partially offset all this excessive food and drink somehow!
 
Just been for my final swim of the year at Manchester Aquatics Centre. Was pretty busy this morning, although I don't normally swim at weekends so no idea what it's normally like!

Final total distance swum for the year ended up at 282.60204km which equates to 175.6 miles.
My only target was to swim at least 5km per week so at least I exceeded that by a little bit!
 
Went for a "Blue Monday" swim at my local leisure centre this morning. Felt crap when I started as I still have a bit of man flu, but completed 110 lengths in about 80 minutes and felt great afterwards.
The pool was pretty busy in patches, but none of the other swimmers seemed to stick around for long!
I've already completed my first 10km for the year and still enjoying it.
 
Just been for my first outdoor swim of the year this morning at Oasis Sports Centre near Covent Garden in London.
Was perfect conditions for it and I managed to complete 102 x 27.5m lengths which adds up to 2805m.
Went early today so wasn't t tempted to pop into the adjacent fantastic craft beer pub which doesn't open until midday!
 
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Just noticed that my local council sports centre has raised the number limit for adult only sessions (ie proper lane swimming for fitness) from 30 to 60 at a time. This is for three lanes.

I suspect it's down to financial pressures but I can't see it working.
 
City Hobgoblin said:
Just noticed that my local council sports centre has raised the number limit for adult only sessions (ie proper lane swimming for fitness) from 30 to 60 at a time. This is for three lanes.

I suspect it's down to financial pressures but I can't see it working.
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Blimey. Will struggle getting any swimming done with 20 in each lane!
 
Turned up for my pre-booked swim at Hough End this morning to find a big crowd standing outside. Turned out they had just had a power failure. The receptionist didn't know if the issue would last a few minutes or a few hours so suggested everyone tried alternative nearby "Better" group facilities.
I stood around for a few minutes before deciding to take a bus to Moss Side Leisure Centre.
The receptionist at Moss Side was completely unfazed by transfering my booking and I had a nice relaxing swim in a pretty quiet pool.
 
Back at Oasis Sports Centre in Covent Garden this morning for a very pleasant lido swim. Then next door to the Craft Beer Co. pub to undo all the hard work!
 
Did my first trip of the year to Nantwich Outdoor Pool this morning. Was a bit chilly when I first entered the pool but I soon acclimatised. Was very pleasant in the end.
 
Another nice day for a lido swim so headed to Hathersage Outdoor Pool in the Peak District.
The pool was surprisingly busy today but still managed to complete 90 x 30m lengths in the alloted time.
 
This morning's swim was at London Fields Lido in Hackney.
I'd only swum there once before, three years ago at the end of COVID restrictions, and right of the start of getting back into swimming.
It's a great facility with a heated 50m pool, modern changing facilities, as well as the traditional cubicles, lockers and showers at poolside. It's also very easy to get to being next to London Fields Overground station.
As is often the case in London, there was very little in the way of lane etiquette and a few passive aggressive Cockney wankers.
Saying that, the lanes were nice and wide so there was plenty of room to overtake and be overtaken.
The pool temperature was perfect for a fairly warm day and I managed to swim a steady 50 lengths (2500m).
 
Returned to London Fields Lido again this morning, and to be honest, it was a bit of a nightmare as the warm weather had brought out all the tourists. I blame Carol Kirkwood as she was broadcasting the weather from Charlton Lido this morning, so probably gave everyone the same idea!
The pool was full of people who clearly couldn't swim 50m lengths who kept stopping mid length without any warning.
Thankfully, I was able to make full use of the overtaking facility, even though I consider myself to a slow swimmer myself, so managed to complete 50 lengths in 75 minutes or so
 
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