I love swimming.
Here are some of the places I've been swimming lately.
Angle Lake on Wed nights. We have had 9-11 people each week which is amazing becouse it has been so cold (cold enough that I don't really want to get in the lake - but having friends to swim with makes it fun) Here I am w/ Scot, Seppo and Andrew, the four of us went for a second or third lap together, by the end my hand had turned into a claw from the cold.
I've also had the chance to swim at Steel lake w/ FWM - cold, cold, cold (and they are fast fast fast)
For Mother's day Rod and I went to Tampa AND I got to swim in a warm outdoor pool w/ SUNSHINE. I was so excited (we landed, got picked up at the airport by Larry, dropped our luggage off and then had Rod drop me off at the Y). I made Rod and the lifeguard take pics of me. Proof that sunshine and swimming do exist together.
It was just me, the lifeguard and a water aerobics class in a huge pool. I swam two workouts back to back w/ a pace clock that worked - I was in heaven.
I also got to swim at a different Y in Tampa the next day - there I had to share the pool w/ other lap swimmers but it was still heavenly. Seeing blue skies and puffy clouds when you take a breath is so refreshing. Tons of trees and bushes are blooming in Florida in early May; smelling sweet floral scents (other than the water aerobics class' perfume) was wonderful.
at the Ramada Inn in Penticton (not really swimming - more walking around the cold pool in between soaking in the hot tub 
at the Summerland community pool in BC (recovery swim after ride on the IM Canada bike course)!Most weeks I swim at the Seatac Y which is very convenient and generally a very clean pool (its less than a year old) - but it isn't exciting so I don't have any pictures. I like swimming there and have gotten used to the pace clock that doesn't keep track of minutes accurately (seconds are ok).
Before training for IMC, I swam 1-2 times a week w/ the Federal Way Masters at the Weyerhauser Aquatics center (which is a world class pool). I miss swim workouts w/ a coach and teammates but I'm having fun learning to pace myself and swimming in different places.
