I had a flashback moment recently. The CBS Sunday Morning Show did a feature on the South End Rowing Club in San Francisco. I have seen the club, watched people swimming in the bay. They do open water swimming in San Francisco Bay. So part of the flashback was I have seen Aquatic Park, and that club, but deeper, the real flash back for me was 32 years ago, at the peak of my fitness, I did open water swimming in the Atlantic Ocean, along the coast of Florida.
I would go out probably 100 yards from shore, and swim parallel to the shore. I was swimming a lot, 2-3 hours a week of laps in a pool. I learned to stay afloat as a child, I seriously learned to swim so I could compete in two seasons of Sprint Series TriAthlons, with swims up to half a mile. I recall swimming as much as half a mile, parallel to the coast in open water. It is peaceful, powerful, relaxing. It is surprisingly fast. Wonderful memories.
I love water... and the ocean, and go in to my hips. I'm not the best swimmer, let alone in the ocean.
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DeleteThey look like savage seas. We'll all be drown'd.
ReplyDeleteI survived
DeleteWow. And, as SG would say, sharks!
ReplyDeleteThe never ate me
DeleteI love to swim, but open water makes me a little nervous. And San Francisco Bay would so cccccccold!
ReplyDeleteI don't like cold water
DeleteI am a functional swimmer (self taught) and love the water, pools, and the ocean, but when my galeophobia kicks in, I have to stay far away from the tide on dry land.
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I really learned to swim in my late 20s
DeleteI've splashed in the surf a couple of times!
ReplyDeleteI prefer when the water is about 82 degrees
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