gonna swim every day when i get back.

'cause the gym just don't cut it.

i am at my happiest when i am swimming laps. such a great time to just be on your own. i have a pool about 100 metres up the road. rad.

i only like swimming in salt. if i swim regularly in chlorine my hair goes weird and my eyes are constantly red. i miss swimming in the ocean. i want to go to clovelly :(

I used to go to Clovelly when we went up to my Grandparents in Sydney (every other week in my youth). In fact my ninety two year old grandmother still swims in the pool there just about everyday. The change rooms were Dickensian though.

oh god i miss sydney today

there's nothing like floating in the ocean

i'm not a very good swimmer and since i broke my neck, i can't do breaststroke anymore which was basically the only stroke i could do well and fast. i know it's a case of practise, but i can't be bothered

do you use flippers canoerace?

no flippers, I hate those people who do use them in the lane because they muck up the rhythm. i.e. I'm catching up to them, then they're overtaking me etc. etc.

i use them but don't kick with them when doing a stroke, they just assist with keeping your legs bouyant so all the work can come from your arms.

obviously, people with flippers should be in the fast lane.

I do swim in the fast lane. The worst of all though is people who don't stop at the ends when you're just about to overtake them, they slow you down... I want to drown them when it happens.

Is the Fitzroy Pool salty? I swim laps at Carlton, but it's only open half the year.

yep, that shits me too.

i also hate people who think they own a lane and get pissed off at you for even being there. i am the most respectful person and dont' mind them being there if they are following the rules.

i also fucking hate people who have kids who let their kids dick around in your lane while you are meant to be swimming.

if your kid kicks me, i'm gonna fucking drown it. if it hits me with it's stupid ball, i'm gonna fucking drown it. grrrr.

no it's not salty, but it is 50 metres and gets VERY deep at the 25 metre mark. It's ace though.

hi five sveltey!

woo.

do you sauna at the end?

i guess that last question was a bit saucy for an answer.

there are always really old men in my sauna and they talk about disgusting, offensive things... but i go anyway cause there is nothing like the relaxing feeling after it. i don't like arguing with people in there though. it's too damn hot.

i can't believe people want to talk in there. oh hello yr a strange person in a towel, lets have a discussion

i love saunas but they make me vomit

perfect day for swimming by the way, i'd really love to go for a swim in the sea. wish it was heated

give it five years, rach.

there are old dudes who do situps in there rach. who the fuck does 100 situps in a room that is cooking you to death??

haha!

my gym has a 25m pool, theres not a lot of people that use it so thankfully ive never had to share a lane. its chlorine but doesnt really bother me, goggles protect my eyes. i like to go for a slow swim after a workout, best cool down ever and no sore muscles after.

Sorry svelte, I was watching the giggle box. I hate the sauna, it feels like I'm dying. I do enjoy the spa though, especially when it's a cold day outside and the clouds are wispy, it's a great view.

I'm back up to about 5km each week in 3 sessions.....have a 3.8km Ironman swim in less than 4 weeks.

I went swimming with two friends a few days ago in the place where they just caught a 5m croc much to the horror of the locals.. they begged us no not go in but we had to tell them to shut up and that it would be pretty good entertainment if one of us got munched, but we didnt. We were just playing crocodile roulette.

I am super slow. I take about a minute to swim 25 metres. So my 45 laps took about 45 minutes. I don't really take breaks.

whereabouts did you swim Matt? Out at that beach on the other side of Darwin?

i went for my first swim last night in about 6 months. i had forgotten about the subtle psychological games overweight, middle aged men like to play in the slow lane. the stupid pricks.

I've made a real effort to swim more this year. Plus, it's amazing when you are hungover.

oh yeah, even the youngish ones swamping the slow lane today at la trobe. I scooted out of there to the free lane after the OLOM school girls had finished their lessons.

I've made a real effort to swim more this year. Plus, it's amazing when you are hungover.

People say that about swimming with a hangover....I hate it. As soon as my head is in the water, it explodes with hangover pain.

People say that about swimming with a hangover....I hate it. As soon as my head is in the water, it explodes with hangover pain.

Really? It's one of the only things that help me. I should really get into lap swimming. I usually just float there feeling sorry for myself.

Swimming is the best hangover cure. Have a good swim and follow it up with a session in the steam room drinking 2L of icy cold water. It sweats every last drop of alcohol out of you.

yep...really. I can't handle it at all. Was quite a shock first time I swam hungover. After hearing people say how great it was...I was not happy that it didn't work for me.

We went over to mandorah for the day, after consuming many beverages we attempted to get one of us eaten. I was pretty sure it wouldnt be me but was kinda hoping someone else would have been munched on, twould certainly give one a thrill to be so close to such carnage!

ah Mandorah, that's right. I'd forgotten what it was called. Lovely place, beautiful water and beautiful shells.

Our Darwin friends took us there for a swim too back in the mid-90s and a few other places.
What if we do see a crocodile, I ventured, pretty timidly.
Run like hell, was the response.

Its pretty easy - crocodiles are like sharks in that they are scared of splashing. If you encounter a croc, go nuts with the splashing.

I spent a couple of hours once standing up to my waste in the East Alligator River at Ubir, Kakadu (trying to rescue a boat trailer which the idiot had reversed too far down the boat ramp). It has the highest density of croc population of any river in the world...& you can't see more than about an inch through the water. I will not be doing that again any time soon.

We went over to mandorah for the day, after consuming many beverages we attempted to get one of us eaten. I was pretty sure it wouldnt be me but was kinda hoping someone else would have been munched on, twould certainly give one a thrill to be so close to such carnage!

Even the crocodiles are scared of catching an STD by munching on your dick.

pwned!

Is it just me, or if you're standing stationary in the middle of the slow lane while people are trying to do laps, should you be asked to move to the ''aqua play'' area? I'm talking about those bourgie middle aged ladies who don't like to get their hair wet, take up the entire lane and humpf at you when try to move around them.

Is it just me, or if you're standing stationary in the middle of the slow lane while people are trying to do laps, should you be asked to move to the ''aqua play'' area?

It's not just you.

Thanks Haff. Sure maybe I should move to the medium lane to avoid em. But I use a kickboard at times and unlike bourgie ladies, I don't want to get in the way.

it's not just you.