jgalswims

Wow, what a swim I had on Sunday. The water was FREEZING. 10 degrees. (around 50 for the yanks!) I came to the water's edge, looked at the the freezing slosh below...I was already shivering, but oh well may as well swim, right? So I lowered myself on the ladder, dipped my foot in, yelped, ran back up the ladder and felt my only way in was a full-plunge.

So that is what I did, my friends. Instantly my body was like What in the WORLD?! I yelped like a seal. My head was ice. My feet were dead sticks attached to my body. But at that point, I was like 'well i'm already in, may as well swim!' So that is what I did. I swam for about 25 minutes. I was in the water a total of 27 minutes. NOT BAD. The lads said my seal was back swimming with me...yea!

I got out and knew I was in for it if I didn't get my clothes on. I got them on, eventually, even though I couldn't lift my leg because I couldn't feel it. The others were standing around, having a coffee, and all I could think about was my hot shower at home. So I said 'sorry guys i gotta go!' and made my way toward the car.

I don't recommend driving after being so cold, but what else can a girl do? So I drove home, ran into the house, and turned on that shower. Twenty minutes later, I was a new person, and I felt really good. Swimming in the sea is so refreshing, even if you can't really enjoy it in the winter.

I'll be back next week for more of the fun. :)

jgal

Hello friends,
I am off to Scotland for the weekend and will be back on Monday. Thanks for all the support over the last week. Be sure to check out my feature, (thanks to Bob Schaller again!) on USA Swimming's Web site, www.usaswimming.org, or below! I'm off to the motherland!!!!

jgal