Thursday, November 4, 2010

Swimming forever

I love swimming - always have and hopefully always will. It started with a childhood spent in the Swan River at Como with my brother and sister. Our family was involved with the swimming club there, in the days when the turning boards were pulled in and out each Sunday morning and the height of your dive depended on the tide. And let's not mention the barnacles and jellyfish!

Now I'm with a Masters Club at Inglewood Pool and our Club has been going for 32 years. We're part of Masters Swimming WA and in turn Masters Swimming Australia. Masters swimming is a world-wide activity, as those of us in Perth saw when the World Championships were held here in 2008.

What's so good about swimming? It makes you feel great, it keeps you fit and you meet lots of nice people. There is a lot to share and learn - training techniques, nutrition, upcoming events etc...
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6 comments:

  1. what a dogs lifeNovember 5, 2010 at 12:55 AM

    Hi Ruth I knew this was your blog before I even found out, well done Karen W

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  2. AnonymousNovember 8, 2010 at 2:12 AM

    sounds like fun, my parents grew up swimming in the swan river as well, though i would not recommend it today!

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  3. JimmyNovember 10, 2010 at 10:24 AM

    I love swimming too.

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  4. JulColDecember 4, 2010 at 8:02 PM

    Swimming is great!

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  5. ShazzaDecember 9, 2010 at 6:53 PM

    Hi Ruth
    Swimming is so much fun and it's wonderful that yo have kept up it up in the masters! My mum has also been a swimmer and goes to Bayswater Waves though she also used to use Inglewood all the time at least 3-4 times a week.

    Good onya!

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  6. LubaJanuary 18, 2011 at 5:15 AM

    How I envy you - I wish I knew how to swim. When I was little I was wading in the Swan River and fell into a pot hole. It was a huge struggle to get out. After many, many decades I still freak out when my head is under water. Every year I resolve to have lessons, but find lots of excuses. This year I took a step closer - I bought bathers.

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