iff Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 Sorry, I'm a land person 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbio Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 I love swimming, but there aren't too many places for it where I live (just a handful of religiously-affiliated gyms that require a membership and aren't LGBT+ friendly, unfortunately). So I consider it a rare treat when I do get to swim. Usually it's when I stay at a hotel, or go camping near a lake somewhere. I put "other" for the second question, because it really is sporadic. Sometimes I'll be lucky enough to do it a couple times a year, other times it'll be years before I get another chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abigail Rose Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 It's funny. I love being near the ocean. I'm never against a nice cruise. I never enjoy being in the water though. I am happy just listening to the waves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sister Mercurial Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 I can swim, but only go swimming in the summer, because I boycott brick and mortar businesses that refuse cash and the only swimming pool I've found in my city that takes cash is unheated. I tried buying a wetsuit with associated boots and gloves to swim there year-round, but still got a bad attack of Raynaud's that the staff mistook for hypothermia last November. When the water is warm enough to swim there, I go once a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bare_trees Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 I love to swim, but I don't do it all that much, unfortunately. Only a few times a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autolover Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 It's been over 10 years (I used to live on the Chesapeake Bay and could swim when the jellyfish weren't bad). Before that, U.S. Navy required it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darn Dane Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 I swam quite a lot as a kid. No place in Denmark is more than 52 kilometers/32 miles from a coastline, so everyone is taught basic swimming in grade school, and beyond that I often went to the local public swimming pool facility. As a teen, I once managed to swim 4 kilometers/2.5 miles in one "go". In adult life, I've only very rarely gone swimming – though I sure could use the exercise...! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhimsaRaven Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 I'm capable of swimming and won't drown. I used to love swimming, but since I've had a bad leg injury I don't go much anymore. Our public pools ban trans people too, so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip027 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Uhh. I'm able to not drown, if that counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everywhere and nowhere Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 I can swim, but haven't done it in a while, because... a good swimming pool is expensive and I have never gone there with public transit (we used to go there by car early in the morning when I was still living with my mom), and I'm a little apprehensive about local swimming holes - whether the water is clean, whether it's possible for a nudity-averse person to change clothes... At least I now have a simsuit which is right for me, with long sleeves and long legs. Full length, I mean, all the way to the wrists and ankles - when I say that I'm extremely nudity-averse, I mean it. Interestingly, I can swim with only some styles. Breaststroke, backstroke and an orthopedic style with arm and leg movements similar to breaststroke, but on the back - these are fine, but freestyle and butterfly are something my lungs can endure for no more than a few meters. My mom, a competitive swimmer in her youth, told me that my technique in freestyle is fine, but still - whether I take a breath every second stroke, or even during every single stroke, after a few strokes I'm completely exhausted. Similarly, on land I just cannot run. Fun fact: my Turkish teacher, who is 60 years old, is going to participate in a swimming race across the Dardanelles. He lives in Çanakkale, close to the tightest part of this strait. All the time I forget to ask him whether there are pedestrian-accessible bridges across the Dardanelles in Çanakkale... Supposedly, in İstanbul it's not possible to cross the Bosphorus on foot, because some people commited suicide by jumping from those bridges. And I've said so many times that "I haven't even put a finger outside Europe", that I'm dreaming of having a photo taken in which I'm, precisely and literally, putting an extended finger outside Europe before going further... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tystie Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 I aim for three times a week and usually manage two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mult Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Swimming lessons is generally something we have to take in school in Ontario. My schools growing up never had a pool but we had to take a trip to a community pool. My mother had my sister and I take swimming lessons as well. There are a lot of drownings in Ontario because we have so many lakes and rivers, so learning to swim is really important. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 i love to swim and would love to do it more, but finding a swim suit that doesn't feel too revealing and a pool space that doesn't feel too judgmental makes it haaaard. i've been thinking of trying to find a few trans folks in my area to swim with, strength in numbers and all that, because swimming really is so enjoyable for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destranix Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Luckly I learned it. And actually that should be taught to everyone at school here, but unfortunatly our politicans are a corrupt bunch of people (and those, who are not corrupt, are either too dumb, to weak-willed or in minority) which is why we do not have enough swimming places and teachers anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveb Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 I was traumatized as a little kid and so never learned to swim or even float. To this day I panic in water (I mean, I can handle a bathtub or wading, but I avoid anything deeper. And if something goes wrong I can get discombobulated too easily.) No swimming for me. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eroell Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 I can swim. Moderately. I kinda like doing it but I rarely do it, and if so, mostly in summer, because I have poor access to swimming pools. Actually last year I swam only once (in a lake btw) because that summer was unusually cold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuraTheChibiSleepingBeauty Posted Wednesday at 02:11 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:11 AM I wish there was an option for 'can swim with something to hold onto'. I'm really not sure how well I'd swim without, and I don't plan on testing that any time soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tystie Posted Wednesday at 11:12 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:12 AM 22 hours ago, finalrabbit said: i love to swim and would love to do it more, but finding a swim suit that doesn't feel too revealing… My complaint is how few people make plus size swimsuits (or any plus size sportswear). It’s like they don’t want larger people to get fit! Also, not everyone is a fan of racer backs! Personally, I like a little more coverage and something easier to get into. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted Wednesday at 11:55 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:55 AM 34 minutes ago, Tystie said: My complaint is how few people make plus size swimsuits (or any plus size sportswear). It’s like they don’t want larger people to get fit! Also, not everyone is a fan of racer backs! Personally, I like a little more coverage and something easier to get into. yes! my partner found a really nice plus size swim suit, i think she was looking for a "swim dress"- it has bottoms that aren't too tight and the top is tighter around the chest and then loose down, almost like an empire waistline dress. she loves it because it doesn't feel like a swim suit made for a skinny body that's just been poorly sized up, it actually is very comfortable and looks nice. not sure if that would be up your alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftschlosseule Posted Wednesday at 12:43 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:43 PM I can swim, I love swimming, I should do it more often. Problems: Trauma related to public swimming pools, and also lots closed down in 2020 and the opening hours are now really weird because apparently life guard is not a job many people wanna do, and the city does not want to spend much money on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlsoKnownAs Posted Thursday at 02:50 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:50 PM My swimming level is best summed up by a character from the Spellsinger series: "I don't drown." AKA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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