swimming in a pool

@vanities (11395)
Davao, Philippines
February 9, 2009 9:13pm CST
hey guys do you have a swimming pool at home ? if so then how frequent do use it? and if not then do you go for a swim in a pool or in the beach? what is your favorite thing to do when you are in a pool as well as in a beach? i don't have pool at home thats unfortunate but i seldom go to the beach either...but my children loves the beach( i mean the grown up especially when they were still kids)its just that i hate it when its time to go(back home) so tiresome i mean the energy is not the same as when you are on the way to it..you know what i mean on this?
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@Toofancy (548)
• United States
10 Feb 09
I have an inground pool, and in the summer I swim every day. I don't get to the beach much, but since I can swim any time I want to, it's not that big of a deal. Except I really do love the beauty of the ocean. I do not like to swim in the ocean, though. I am also not crazy about sand. The pool is so much cleaner. I am just a sunworshipper, so I could stay by the pool all day long.
@vanities (11395)
• Davao, Philippines
11 Feb 09
hi toofancy...that is great...!!
• China
10 Feb 09
I don't swim a lot in recent years. I remember I just swim 3 or 4 times in the last a few years. I swim more when I was a kid. 9 times out of ten, I swim in swiming pool, eighter in schools swiming pool or publics.
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@vanities (11395)
• Davao, Philippines
11 Feb 09
hi chameleon...ohh i see..well i cant swim too..
@gr8life (6251)
• Malaysia
10 Feb 09
Hello vanities, Unfortunately that I don't know how to swim. I am afraid of running water or being surrounded by water - I feel like I am going to drown myself. But, I love to go to the beach. It is such a wonderful place to relax your body and mind. I am not a frequent though...but whenever time permits, we will go together...
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@vanities (11395)
• Davao, Philippines
11 Feb 09
hi gr8...same here dont know how to swim too..
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@Shawchert (1094)
• United States
10 Feb 09
Oh how I wish I had a pool at home lol, but we don't in fact there isn't a pool closer to us than 5 miles and unfortunately I'm not a driver. I can't get around too far so I'm stuck where I am, I wish I could swim, a few friends of mine let me come over last summer and let me swim in their pool it has been a while since I have, and I missed it so much, I love playing games, especially with the kids :) its' so much fun to act like a child myself :3
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@vanities (11395)
• Davao, Philippines
11 Feb 09
hi shawchert...me too..i like swimming in a pool more safer i guess..
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
10 Feb 09
We had a pool a very long time ago when my kids were younger and it was a pain to take care of. The water had to be tested constantly and chemicals added...also cleaned regularly. Now the kids are grown and we live about 2 hours from two coasts and many beaches so we go several times a year. I've always liked the beach better than a pool. I like the sand, the smell, the waves and watching the people.
@vanities (11395)
• Davao, Philippines
11 Feb 09
hi spalladino...thanks for sharing your views on it ..have a nice day
@TnWoman (1895)
• United States
10 Feb 09
hello vanities my family and myself do not have a swimming pool at home either. but we do have some friend's that live out in the country that have a swimming pool and we all enjoy going over to their house as many times as possible during the summer months of the year and going swimming and having fun being together and visiting with each other. i like the beaches also, but i would rather swim in a swimming pool any day than get into the ocean water like that. lol i guess that i have seen too many movies on television about the ocean. like Jaws for one. lol you know? take care and have a beautiful evening.
@vanities (11395)
• Davao, Philippines
11 Feb 09
hi Tnwoman...of course i do understand that..precaution is better ..i guess your beaches are deep enough for those shark thing...thanks for sharing your views and have a good day..
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
10 Feb 09
The excitement usually when you go anywhere is more when you are first going than when you're coming home. Because when you are coming home you are just wanting to get home, and wish that you could snap your fingers and be there. We used to have our own Swimming pool when I was in High School and it was nice. Especially on a Hot Summer day when it was quite warm we would just take time out and go swim around in the Pool to cool off and relax. It was nice. The only time I really miss having one is the days it gets quite warm here, and it would be nice to have somewhere to go cool off at.
@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
3 Jul 09
I wish :):):):) But no, no swimming pool at home. If I could afford it I would like to have one, specifically an indoor one given the climate in here. If I had it I would use it every day more than once. I really enjoy swimming and back home in my parents one I used it so much that they would joke with me that I would turn into a duck LOL True I prefer the ocean, but it's not like you can wake up in the morning and swim for a few minutes right away, or just go for one last swim before going to bed - which by the way it's the best thing I know for when people can't sleep. Now I know all about the part of coming back from the beach LOL the energy is certainly not the same. I used to love when I lived with my parents because the beach was just across the street. Sadly, in here the beach is ... oh... about 3 or 4 days driving at least
@youless (112112)
• Guangzhou, China
10 Feb 09
I wish I could have a swimming pool at home. It is my dream to have such kind of house. There are no beaches here. So we have to travel so that we can enjoy the sunshine in the beach. Children always like the water. In fact I plan to have a travel to a beach this year with my family. I love China
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
10 Feb 09
I don't have one either...so have to go to one in town or around where every I am...I do enjoy swimming a bit...but haven't went much in the last few years...recently we did stay at a hotel that had one...and it was fun. They had a whole water park inside the hotel...but you do get tired out when you swim...but it's very good exercise.
@jlamela (4898)
• Philippines
11 Feb 09
We don't have swimming pool in our house too.hehehe, I don't like swimming because I don't know how to swim and it easily tires me. I came from a home town where beach is a normal scenery, we are located in a coastal area. When I was still a kid, i frequently go to the beach, but now, not anymore. But I love beaches, in fact, one of my favorite indulges is walking in a beach at sunset, it's a perfect hideaway.
• United States
10 Feb 09
i have a swimming pool but i never use it..
@donteg (25)
• Canada
11 Feb 09
i had one of those pools you fill with air but it got a hole that we were to lazy to fix. My favorite thing to do in the water is spin my arms in a circle in 1 direction until i start spinning upside down its fun unless water gets in your nose.:S
• United States
11 Feb 09
I do have an above ground pool but do not use it because during summer leaves and polen i guess get in it and make it all slimey and green. It always had frogs in it and i figured they would all die from the clorene so if anyone has any of these similar problems comment on here.
@goldeneagle (6745)
• United States
10 Feb 09
I live close to the beach, but I never get to go. I work six-nights per week, and I am in the process of looking for a second job to try to ease the financial hardships I am experiencing a little. I love to swim, but since I don't have a pool, and I never get to go to the beach, I never get to go swimming. I would love to have one of those in-ground pools in my yard so that I could swim every day during the summer. Swimming is very good exercise, and I really enjoy it. Maybe someday I will get to have a pool put into my back yard. I would really enjoy it.
@dropofrain (1167)
• India
10 Feb 09
I do not know how to swim so for me all the places where pool is present or not makes no difference in life. I do not have a swimming pool in my house but I do have one in my appartment.
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
10 Feb 09
Hey vanities! I love to swim in a swimming pool too. I don't have a swimming pool where I live either. I also love to go to the beach. I don't get a chance to go to the beach too often either because I don't live that close to the beach and I don't have a car to get there. I love being near the ocean and out in the sun because it relaxes me. And it does make you tired when you sit in the sun and swim all day, but it is a nice tired feeling!
@bricked (151)
• United States
10 Feb 09
I myself don't have a swimming pool at home. When we have the chance we go swimming where we can. During winter it will be at a pool but when summer comes, it is usually a lake. We have lots of those here in minnesota. the kids just love it.
• Singapore
10 Feb 09
oh.. im not a swimmer, in fact, i have been going to swimming classes, but never really managed to pick up that skill.. haha, however, i do enjoying going to the beach for some volleyballs, and some sun tanning.. just that working life is so heavy nowadays that stop me from relaxing..
@jimbo88 (231)
• Indonesia
10 Feb 09
I don't have swimming pool at home. Usually I go to the beach and swim at there. Swimming is a good hobby for me. My favorite things in there is white sands. White sands is very beautiful to me. I hate to go to the beach when the day is cloud.