I like the pool best. But the Gulf comes in a close second.
Where do you like to swim?
Pool
Ocean
River
Pond or lake
Why do you hate America?
I like the pool best. But the Gulf comes in a close second.
Where do you like to swim?
A nuisance may be merely a right thing in the wrong place — like a pig in the parlor instead of the barnyard.
You will find this Bear, in proper weather, swimming in.....
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Lake Huron
Lake Michigamme (Upper Peninsula of Michigan)
Lake AuTrain (Upper Peninsula of Michigan)
Cold lakes of Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) (Northern Minnesota)
Brevort Lake (Upper Peninsula of Michigan)
Freshwater lakes are void of all those "stingy" things.
Side Note 1 - Freshwater lakes still may have "sucky" things that attach to your legs and feet.b
Side Note 2 - Yes, I have jumped in both oceans that touch the USA.
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But there is swimmer's itch.Originally posted by Bear Up North
I've been known to swim in all the liquid poll options, learned to swim in small freshwater lakes. Rivers are my least favorite.
“Nonconformity is the highest evolutionary attainment of social animals.” ― Aldo Leopold
BUN, look north: there's three oceans that touch the good ol' USA.
And I'm an ocean-swimming guy. I prefer them to be tropical. Even though I live a couple of blocks from the Pacific, I don't swim in it here. Too cold. My latest saltwater swim was in the Carribbean Sea at Akumal, Mexico.
I will be the only fool in the Pacific without a wetsuit in 4 days. Do I care? No.
You couldn't pay me to swim in the Ohio River.Gedunker would you ?
Have been in
Ocean - Atlantic - Jersey Shore
Pools - learned to swim at the Y, my Uncle's, Resorts
Ponds/Lakes - Summer Camps
Rivers - in NJ, Utah, & Colorado
Next question - who has been or trained as a lifeguard ? when I was a teenager
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No. Just some parts wake up faster than others.
Broke parts take a little longer, though.
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I've been a swimmer most of my life. My preferences in order: ocean, pool, lake. I don't like swimming in rivers much, but it depends on the river-how fast, how deep, how cold.
"He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?" Jeremiah 22:16
Currently, I will swim in the Atlantic (off FL) and the Gulf and swimming pools (preferably not at hotels/motels with lots of little kids who will pee in the pool). I grew up on a lake and we swam in it, but over the years my fear of gators overcame my desire to swim... Natural springs in FL are good, the temp is always 72 d. which can be chilly except in the middle of summer and you don't generally have the gator issue.
I've swam in all four oceans.
I swim three times a week but I live in Alaska so I likes me some pool. When I lived in Hawaii (and where I am now) I swim in the ocean.
If I had to pick one, it would be to swim in a tropical sea.
You can grow ideas in the garden of your mind.
I prefer swimming in the ocean if it's warm. Warm rivers or lakes a close second. If it's cold it's no fun. I get in the ocean sometimes in the pacNW with a wetsuit and a hood and gloves and booties and still get ice-cream headaches. I'm not really a fan of pool swimming as much, though I will do it.
Children in the back seat can cause accidents - and vice versa.
Oops, said the ole' grey Bear.
If I ever stand on the shore of the Arctic Ocean I will probably not wiggle a toe in it. Too many stories of killer whales and the like.
Bear
Occupy Cyburbia!
Having grown up and lived most of my life in Michigan I'd have to go with 'lake' (preferably a Great Lake where you can ride waves). I swam in the ocean for the first time when I was 19. Salt water?.....EWWWW!
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Pool first, but a nice warm lagoon is a close second.
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My favorite is the ocean or the gulf because of the waves. For a while when I was stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC I was working the midnight shift and every third week I would have about 5 days off in a row. I think I was at the beach nearly every daylight hour that summer.
My wife's parents live right on Lake Huron and I've begun to enjoy swimming in fresh water as well. Although I'd generally rather be on the the west side of the state since the beaches are much wider and sandier. Usually once a summer my wife and I make a trip to the Grand Bend, Ontario area where there are some of the nicest freshwater beaches I've ever seen.
As far as pools go - as long as it's clean it's hard to go wrong.
The nicest place I've ever swam was probably the island of Mallorca in the Mediterranean. The water was the perfect temperature and absolutely crystal clear and you could see straight to the bottom even when the water was about 15'-20' deep. I've been to some beaches in Thailand that were just as nice too but the water there wasn't quite as picturesque blue.
I've also swam at a few steel beaches which can be quite fun.
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I don't swim. But I prefer to wade up to my knees in the ocean.
Growing up on Lake Huron, I've always been a swimmer. My grandparents had a big pool that we swam in almost every weekend when I was a kid. I don't really think I have a preference for where I swim. But I do love the water.
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Pool - it's nearby
Ocean - I get in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean every year
Lake - Uncle has house on big local lake
My mom put me in the pool at 6 months old so I could learn how to swim.
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Ever since taking that biology class in college, it's been pool only
When did I go from Luke Skywalker to Obi-Wan Kenobi?
Prefer the lake or ocean.
Frolic and play - definately a lake (preferably clean). Lap swim - definately a pool. I did that tri training last year and had a hell of time trying to swim in the lake with my face in the water. Just couldn't do it.
I like swimming in rivers the best. I like to swim against the current - you get exercise but stay in place. Definitely a river rat. The Gulf of Mexico was a favorite place when I was a child and young adult. Lake swimming is good. When you get down to ponds, there is kind of an ick factor - what with the algae.
I swim more in pools now - especially hot pools in winter. My wife and son aren't too keen on natural waterways, though I am slowly bringing the boy around to my way of thinking.
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I used to practically live in the pool in my competitive swimming days and I still love to take a dip every now and then (luckily there is a pool 30 ft outside my door). A close second is the ocean. I love the waves, but I've only swam in the ocean a few times in my life when it wasn't freezing cold. Once as a little kid in Florida and once about 3.5 years ago in Isle of Palms and Myrtle Beach. Lake Michigan on the Michigan side comes in third.
"When life gives you lemons, just say 'No thanks'." - Henry Rollins
I selected "river" but there aren't a lot around me where I live now. Mostly I swim at the pool. It varies with my access, but a few months ago we joined the YMCA and so I've been going once a week. Its a great compliment to running and biking. I love swimming.
But, I am also a boater and so, when I do have access to a river, that's a great place to take a dip. Its fun interacting with the current, too, and a good break from paddling once you reach camp or are on lunch break.
In my youth, I spent many summers up in Minnesota and Canada and there its all about the lakes. Lake swimming is awfully fun, but I always fought a secret panic. Something about being out in the deep water where you can't see the bottom that can freak me out. And when you go way underwater and its so cold down there - totally creepy to me!
Too many meetings this week, I am not sure I'll get to the pool, but I'm shooting for Thursday. I've been working up to a mile. Almost there...
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