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"Not impressed....."

I don't beleive it. Why didn't someone tell me!?

I went swimming last night, and finally managed to do 64 lengths, thinking this would be 1600m as each length is 25m.

I could do this easily at home, yet it's been a struggle here. I thought I was just becoming a fat git, eating too many pizzas and drinking too much beer. I was getting tired by about length 40.

However, after speaking to some people at work, I've just discovered the length of the pool is, in fact, 33.3m.

Yup, 3 lengths to 100m.

So, last night I swam 64 x 33.3m = 2131.2m.

So I'm not a fat like I thought I was. Which is a good thing I suppose.

But still, it peeed me off somewhat....

It's called The Hurst Pool, in Walton on Thames.


Goaty, I swim because I don't want to get a beer belly. Swimming and cyclig are the best forms of general excercise.

'S true, that.

Your Honour wrote:
> Unfortunately, I wear glasses, so am unable to peruse the female lifeguards as
> much as I'd like.
>Would Specsavers do perscription goggles, do you think?


One of the swimmers at the same swimming club as me wears glasses, and he has goggles that have a special lense. I think they are a little pricey, but it means he can see the program, and know what we`re doing during a session.

Which pool where you swimming in btw? (Just in case I`ve been there sometime).

You're already wearing swimming pants so why worry about image?
People thrashing about in chlorine soaked water needn't worry about how cool they look.

Do they make you wear those rubber hat things? In Italy,it's regulation.

Swimming sucks.
I learned so I wouldnt drown if I fell in, other than that? We got no place in the water, I'm not about to waste millions of years of evolution to get clotted hair and stuff.

Bah

I hate Tomb Raider

Then I'd just look stupid.

Well, more stupid anyway....

It can't hurt to ask!

Failing that, keep you specs on and put a snorkel mask over the top.

Unfortunately, I wear glasses, so am unable to peruse the female lifeguards as much as I'd like.

Would Specsavers do perscription goggles, do you think?

I wondered why I always managed to go quicker towards one end, but I just put it down to the tasty female lifeguard.

WÚÛkiee M¯nßÜÄR wrote:
Apparently, the pool sloped, so for
> half of the lengths, I was swimming uphill.


Ah yes, but for the other half, you were swimming down hill, so it all works out ok in the end!

:-)

It's cool to think you've been swimming further than you thought you were though, isn't it?

Better than discovering it was actually 20m, and you HAVE become fat!

Your Honour wrote:
> I could do this easily at home, yet it's been a struggle here.


I found that the last time I went swimming. But like you, I found out otherwise the following day.

Apparently, the pool sloped, so for half of the lengths, I was swimming uphill.