We went on Tuesday afternoon. The pool was almost deserted
and we had a lane each, what luxury. I had a modest swim trying to be nice to
my swimmer’s shoulder. I used some toys to take the strain off my shoulder,
nice light bendy flippers and a miracle kickboard that purports to do wonders
for the core. Sid managed to do his whole swim freestyle. Well done Sid! We had
a lovely swim, peaceful, warm and tranquil. On arriving home we discovered I
had left aforementioned miracle kickboard on the poolside. “Oh no! this means
we have to go back tomorrow” (I’ll remember this trick!). So, on the following
day we had another mid-week truant to retrieve the miracle kickboard. It wasn’t
there. Somebody had obviously recognised its supersonic core developing properties
unparalleled by other kickboards, and snaffled it. Oh well, might as well have
a swim then. This time we swam in the morning and it was a lot busier with the
local kiddies having their learn-to-swim classes. It was still uncrowded though
with around two swimmers per lane. Today Sid’s progress continues and he
completed a longer session freestyle. I put in a 2.7 km swim and emerged
brimming with endomorphs and happy feelings.
I am savouring these wonderful Sydney outdoor 50 metre
pools. These swimming delights will be replaced by different swimming
experiences next year with summer swimming in the UK. I’m also enjoying the
truanting!
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