Category Archives: Swimming

Very quiet in the pool today. I was the only person booked into the fast lane. It’s always pleasant when there are no more than two swimmers in the lane, as we can take a lane line each rather than … Continue reading →

Good news! The pool was open again today. Although they weren’t sure it would be at first. Not so good news: apparently one of the heating boilers has died and the other failed yesterday, though fortunately only because of consumable … Continue reading →

A sign of the times, I guess… I was actually in the car and turning it around to leave to swim when the sports centre phoned to let me know that the pool was closed due to lack of lifeguards … Continue reading →

I have to admit that I really wasn’t feeling keen on swimming today. It may just be a reaction to the Covid booster that I had on Tuesday, but I was feeling quite tired. It never feels as bad as … Continue reading →

First swim of the new year, and not entirely to my surprise the pool was unusually busy. Past years suggest that it will have all calmed down again by the end of the month 🙂 I wasn’t expecting too much … Continue reading →

My last swim of the year today, and it did not go well 🙁 Not because I’ve over-indulged during the course of the last week (though I shan’t be denying that if accused), but the pool was just way to … Continue reading →

Last swim before Christmas and for undetermined reasons it was a very tough one. I really wasn’t on the pace I had yesterday and it took some time to get there. Certainly it wasn’t for lack of trying. My arms … Continue reading →

It’s getting very quiet at the pool as Christmas approaches. I think there were at most seven swimmers in the session today. I wasn’t feeling too great but my 50m set actually went quite well in the end. I had … Continue reading →