What is your first choice to swim in?

Contributor: Lilith Bealove Lilith Bealove
I love pools! Or lakes... kinda. I miss the springs in Fl. I'd love to go back and swim in those all summer long!
05/23/2012
Contributor: Nora29714 Nora29714
Pool. I'll go in the ocean to my knees. and I'll float in the river
05/23/2012
Contributor: StarFire StarFire
i love to swim in all things but its kinda hard to swim in the oceans with the waves, currents n what not.... lakes are fun but i don't go there to often when we do we drive up to inks which is amazing!!! i live in south Texas so i live at the river we go tubing probably 2 times a month but that's not really swimming in it.... So pools would be my fave just because its close and easy
05/23/2012
Contributor: Rin (aka Nire) Rin (aka Nire)
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Originally posted by Zombirella
Pool, I love the smell of chlorine. But I don't mind lakes and ponds. I'll go in the ocean but not very far out and I usually will use a boogie board because ever since I got stung by a dying jellyfish that was washing up on shore, I have ... more
I knew I couldn't be the only person who likes the smell of chlorine!

Yeah, I prefer a pool. I don't dislike swimming in lakes, but I don't like the sand or soil much and not being able to see very far into the water, and I always have this back-of-the-mind fear that I'm going to accidentally bump into a fish or something. Same for the ocean, and in fact I haven't swum in the sea ever since that one time when I was a preteen and there were dead jellyfish everywhere on the sand.
05/23/2012
Contributor: Darklyvan Darklyvan
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Originally posted by Terri69
What is your first choice to swim in?
Where I grew up their is a mountain brook which feeds into a deep pool. One of the sides is twenty feet above the surface, which is great for jumping from. The opposite side is a gradual increase in depth.

The best part though is the naturally formed water slide and small cave that in order to enter you must pass through a waterfall. Inside the water has carved out just enough of a bench for two to three people to sit on. A great make-out spot.

Best part is, very few people know of it, so rarely are there any crowds.
05/23/2012
Contributor: SiNn SiNn
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Originally posted by Terri69
What is your first choice to swim in?
I prefer private pools
05/23/2012
Contributor: Missmarc Missmarc
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Originally posted by Terri69
What is your first choice to swim in?
Pool first, then fresh water. I really cannot stand the way sea water smells.
05/23/2012
Contributor: DustBunny DustBunny
Pool! It's kind of funny, we once took a trip to Wildwood, NJ, a huge boardwalk and beach. The beach was right there, and so was a water park. Well I had far more interest in the water park or the pool at our hotel. The beach was okay, it wasn't like the beaches in Delaware, you had to walk a ways to get to the water. I don't care for sand or salt water if I have other choices.
05/23/2012
Contributor: G&L G&L
Live an hour from ocean and nothing beats it.
05/23/2012
Contributor: Sinfully Sinfully
I don't swim
05/23/2012
Contributor: aliceinthehole aliceinthehole
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Originally posted by Terri69
What is your first choice to swim in?
i prefer the sea, which is not the ocean, contrary to popular belief. i didn't know that until i lived on the mediterranean sea. it is saltier, floats you easier, and doesn't sting your eyes when you open them underwater. in parts of the med the water is so clear you can see straight down for 40+ feet or so, and the 'beach' is only boulders. they cut your feet and are lovely.
05/23/2012
Contributor: macho99 macho99
The pool. Least likely chance of critters in the water. Nothing like a fish brushing against your leg to trigger a sissy screaming fit. HA.
05/23/2012
Contributor: Allison.Wilder Allison.Wilder
I prefer lakes! I live near the largest one in Minnesota and I spend a lot of my summers at the beach!
05/23/2012
Contributor: lainebug lainebug
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Originally posted by Terri69
What is your first choice to swim in?
ocean
05/23/2012
Contributor: Khanner Khanner
I like the ocean and natural bodies of water. Pools always seemed "unhygienic" to me for some reason, although I'm sure in reality the opposite is true.
05/23/2012
Contributor: richsam richsam
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Originally posted by Terri69
What is your first choice to swim in?
Pool
05/23/2012
Contributor: Vegan Silk Vegan Silk
naked in the pacific ocean!
05/23/2012
Contributor: B2 B2
Quote:
Originally posted by Terri69
What is your first choice to swim in?
My pool is the cleanest.
05/23/2012
Contributor: ksparkles16 ksparkles16
pool!
05/24/2012
Contributor: Modern^Spank^Anthem Modern^Spank^Anthem
I do not really like swimming
05/24/2012
Contributor: palindromic palindromic
Lakes are my favorite! Pool chlorine hurts my eyes and, while I love the ocean, I don't like salt water in my orifices.
05/24/2012
Contributor: SimpleTeaser SimpleTeaser
Pool but, my 2nd choice is the lake.
05/24/2012
Contributor: Breas Breas
A pool for sure. I don't like the idea of fish coming near me or touching my legs.
05/24/2012
Contributor: Martiniman Martiniman
Definitely a pool and preferably my pool.
04/26/2013
Contributor: Cosmonaut Cosmonaut
I guess pool. Definitely not a lake. I think of Lake Jesup and the tons of gators in there.
04/26/2013
Contributor: Lildrummrgurl7 Lildrummrgurl7
Pool, if I'm swimming laps. Lake if I'm just hanging out and swimming for recreation.
04/26/2013
Contributor: ChubbyNerd ChubbyNerd
A pool! I don't like swimming in the ocean
04/26/2013
Contributor: Mr. John Mr. John
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Originally posted by Terri69
What is your first choice to swim in?
Absolutely nothing, as in skinny dipping.

If push came to shove for what is the obvious, I suppose I would choose warm tropical waters. But, I would still choose to skinny dip in those warm tropical waters.
04/26/2013
Contributor: kdlt kdlt
Pool! If my backyard was bigger, I'd get my own.
04/26/2013
Contributor: peachmarie peachmarie
I don't feel comfortable in lakes, rivers or the ocean.
04/26/2013