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In the summer there is huge pleasure swimming freestyle and backstroke

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 7 Jun

I went to a countryside resort. There most of the time I and my family members spend time in swimming freestyle and backstroke. I swim butterfly also but I am not that fast. Breast stroke is a relaxing stroke. The water of the...

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Opening Day Part Two

Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 6 Jun

Well, we got the cover off the pool, and that's even put away already. The pool pillows are out and deflated and boxed up to store until we close later in the fall. Right now, we have both the submersible pump and the siphon tube...

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It's Opening Day—And I'm Grumpy About It

Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 6 Jun

It's that time of the year, which this year came a bit later than normal. That is, pool opening day. Let me just state, for the record, I'm not really looking forward to it. Not sure what things look like under the cover, but...

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Good Afternoon, Tuesday, 31 March

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 31 Mar

Good evening. It's been a wonderful day today. Many of you know I love to swim and it's been a long time since I was in the pool. Today changed all that. My neighbor asked if I wanted to go swimming. I was saying yes before she...

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The ducklings move together in a stylish way

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 20 Mar

Among the birds ducklings are stylish. They have the art of walking together in a group in a very stylish way. Ofcourse the swimming and flying styles are good. But in different colours when they walk they create an...

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In the swimming pools the first stroke that is taught is freestyle

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 18 Feb

When I learned swimming when I was a kid the first stroke that was taught was freestyle. After floating once swimmers learn to do underwater breathing the maximum force is required from legs is in freestyle. Thereafter backstroke...

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In the rooftop pools in the sea destinations they provide tubes for children also

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 15 Feb

The rooftop pools in the sea destinations give a scope of swimming at a height. While it is fun to swim in rain there are demarcations for adult pool and baby pool. The baby pool are shallow. They are also given tubes not to drown...

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Are you watching the Winter Olympics?

Emmanuel Adelakun @ogbenishyna44 (1743) 11 Feb

The Winter Olympics is here and many countries are already winning the medals. Are there particular sports you are interested in? I do watch track and field events tennis, football and sometimes swimming. I guess we know the...

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From world record to leg braces - Michael Klim

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 31 Jan

You may not know the name, Michael Klim, but he was once Australia’s golden boy of swimming, along with Ian Thorpe. Klim and Thorpe, along with Ashley Callus and Chris Fydler, won the men’s 4x100m relay at the Sydney 2000...

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It's Official...We're Closed

Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 21 Sep

Well, it's official for season 2025. The pool is now closed. We did it yesterday, which technically might be a bit earlier than usual, but the end of our season turned into a bit of a challenge. The last time we went green,...

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there is fun in swimming pools where during rains leaves fall from the trees

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 13 Sep

When it is raining there is separate fun of swimming in swimming pools. Some of the pools are surrounded by tall trees. During the rains when the wet leaves fall from the trees into the pool there is separate fun swimming in the...

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Police officer in Arizona rescue a dog that fell into a canal

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122179) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 28 Jul

A Glendale Arizona police officer whose name was not released to the public answered an emergency call on Wednesday July 16 when a dog fell inro a canal and the poor dog could not get out of the canal on their own power. The...

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I'm Blue Da Ba Dee

Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 21 Jul

Okay, so the pool is not blue, but it's bluer than it has been in two weeks with hundreds of dollars' worth of chemicals, frustration, hard work, fights with the wife, and visions of dynamite and bulldozers. We really are...

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The War of Pools Carries On

Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 17 Jul

If you wanted to know, the war is still on with our pool. It's getting to be a lighter shade of green. I think. Or I'm just trying to convince myself. It's been a hot area of contention for both the wife and I. She wants to drain...

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We're Greening, But Not Green

Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 9 Jul

This is where it gets fun when you own a pool of any kind. Inground. Above ground. It really doesn't matter. Once you start turning green, the fight is on. We started to get a little algae on the bottom and of course the outlet...

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Sudden Pool Project

Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 9 Jul

Well, it begins. So far this year we've had a fair amount of good luck keeping the pool in running order and the water a pristine blue. Granted, in the beginning of the season I did have to replace some hoses that had dry rotted....

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I Get Nakey in the Garage

Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 7 Jul

Now, now, don't let your mind run all amok over that title. It doesn't exactly mean what it suggests, even if it means EXACTLY what it suggests. Say that twice, hey? I do get naked in the garage. I mean, full on birthday...

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BQ Today and Family Day!

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 29 Jun

We have been gone all day today to spend time with family on our annual family day. We met at one of my cousin's houses, in Louisiana. They also have a pool and this keeps the kids and older ones entertained for the day. We...

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I enjoyed doing backstroke on birthday

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 22 Jun

On birthday I had had swimming session with my family members. I did a lot of backstroke. It was very relaxing. It was raining so with a cloudy cover it was a romantic experience. My family members swam with...

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Living By The Beach

Pinay Ako @AkoPinay (11496) • Philippines 19 Jun

On June 13, 2025, at around 7:20 in the evening, my cousin, nephews and nieces came for a night swim so I joined with them. Guess what? The rain poured, sea fleas biting us, and the worst is -- I was stung by a seawasp on my left...

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