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Swimmers ??

annahouseknecht
annahouseknecht Posts: 18 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
looking for people I can share my passion with. Any swimmers or old swimmers that are completely out of shape like me ?

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  • annahouseknecht
    annahouseknecht Posts: 18 Member
    NOBODY ?? Not even one single soul ?
  • annahouseknecht
    annahouseknecht Posts: 18 Member
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  • JimFsfitnesspal
    JimFsfitnesspal Posts: 313 Member
    I was a competitive swimmer in youth and high school. After decades of destroying my lungs with cigarettes, I am trying to get back into it. For years I could only do 3-4 laps but now with treadmill cardio work over the last year I am up to 10 laps.
  • annahouseknecht
    annahouseknecht Posts: 18 Member
    JimFsfitnesspal wrote: »
    I was a competitive swimmer in youth and high school. After decades of destroying my lungs with cigarettes, I am trying to get back into it. For years I could only do 3-4 laps but now with treadmill cardio work over the last year I am up to 10 laps.

    I am from germany, born and raised all my life I swam on a great team. I think my very first competition was when I was 4 with swim wings
  • GarryA1987
    GarryA1987 Posts: 31 Member
    I am in the same boat as JimFsfitnesspal, I swam for my county in England for many years and it COULD have gone a lot further, till I found junk food and sweets! I still have the technique just not the stamina :disagree:

    I am still very passionate about swimming now and just love being in the water, I plan to achieve my scuba certificate this year to spend more time under the sea :)
  • annahouseknecht
    annahouseknecht Posts: 18 Member
    annahouseknecht wrote: »
    JimFsfitnesspal wrote: »
    I was a competitive swimmer in youth and high school. After decades of destroying my lungs with cigarettes, I am trying to get back into it. For years I could only do 3-4 laps but now with treadmill cardio work over the last year I am up to 10 laps.

    I am from germany, born and raised all my life I swam on a great team. I think my very first competition was when I was 4 with swim wings- I won and that's when I fell in love with the sport! With the age of 16 I was about 2 seconds away to swim for germany and that was about the same time I was ready to be a rebel and I started smoking. I didn't quit swimming for a while until it slowed me down and I got discouraged quick.. I was very talented.. Then I had a little kiddo with the age of 21. Now 26 almost 27 I am slowly but surly getting back to it. If I am not at least in water for an hour daily I work out the other days. Run and even do strength work outs too! It's not easy getting back to it for being out for such a long time but my love for water didn't change and I know I can do it

  • JessicaGrace2015
    JessicaGrace2015 Posts: 10
    I swim daily. I get an hour lunch break and my gym is just a few mins from my office so I do 30 mins each day. I swum daily a few years ago and then stopped (gained 40lbs :( ) and have just started up again. So happy to be in the water again! The first day back in the pool though was a shock to the system.
  • annahouseknecht
    annahouseknecht Posts: 18 Member
    edited February 2015
    GarryA1987 wrote: »
    I am in the same boat as JimFsfitnesspal, I swam for my county in England for many years and it COULD have gone a lot further, till I found junk food and sweets! I still have the technique just not the stamina :disagree:

    I am still very passionate about swimming now and just love being in the water, I plan to achieve my scuba certificate this year to spend more time under the sea :)

    My story is quiet similar
    I'm also currently getting my lifeguard just because I feel like with such passion about water that's a must
  • annahouseknecht
    annahouseknecht Posts: 18 Member
    JessicaGrace2015 wrote: »
    I swim daily. I get an hour lunch break and my gym is just a few mins from my office so I do 30 mins each day. I swum daily a few years ago and then stopped (gained 40lbs :( ) and have just started up again. So happy to be in the water again! The first day back in the pool though was a shock to the system.

    It will be a great way for you to loose weight again with keeping a healthy diet. You can add me for encouragement...
  • Bruceapple
    Bruceapple Posts: 2,027 Member
    Come visit the "Swimmer's" Group were are on about page 6, if you group search.
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