Are you a big fan of swimming? Years ago I used to compete as a freestyle swimmer
Absolutely! I love swimming. What event did you participate in? Did you do any relays? 
I did distance swims. 1k meter was my best event since I had good stamina. I never did get into relies though.
Where is your favorite place to swim? Pool, ocean, or lake? I love swimming in salt water. 
I'm land locked so for long swims I perfer lakes. It's such a great work out for all the body’s main muscles.
I would rather swim in a pool than a lake- for some reason, I always feel like lakes are dirty! Do you have in ground pools nearby?
Yes, I actually have a pool but I dislike the endless circling when I want a good workout. Since I like in the mountains the lakes are rather nice.
It sounds like an area I've never been! I've swam in the Great Lakes, which is beautiful and more like an ocean than a lake! Are they large lakes then? 
I was just up near the great lakes a couple months ago for the 1st time. They looked amazing. All the ones near me can't even come close to the smallest one up there.
Swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs, the body, or both. Humans can hold their breath underwater and undertake rudimentary locomotive swimming within weeks of birth, as a survival response.
Swimming is consistently among the top public recreational activities, and in some countries, swimming lessons are a compulsory part of the educational curriculum. As a formalized sport, swimming features in a range of
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