I love swimming. It allows me to get a good low-impact workout which is easier on my joints than running is.
I swim sometimes, but I am not very fast, my brother is a great swimmer though
That's neat. The pros get pretty deep with it, learning specific strokes and techniques like butterfly, backstroke, etc. I just like to swim for fun usually!
He does that as well, but he is not a pro, just competes for school. I used to use an outdoor pool, but there were to many people for my tastes
I understand that. It's crazy how long competitive swimming has been around. Since 1830 I believe, it started in Britain
that is a long time, but I suppose nobody had to invent water, like other sports needed
Haha that's a good point, I hadn't thought of that. There are actually paintings as old as 10k years old that show people swimming, I guess it's just always been a part of human's way of life.
that is very old, I guess they did not care to compete much though in those days, more important things to worry about
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
so specific. They're a story in my life or something I went through which I pull from. I wrote this about the summer of 2010. I fell in love with someone, and we had to work pretty closely together. I had to pretend I didn't like him which was the hardest thing for me because I'm not good at lying [Laughs]. The song is about the feelings and swimming in that kind of tension when you're around someone and trying to keep it cool. That's what