I was swimming at lunch today with the lanes set up the long way, just looking to getting my laps in. Suddenly, as I neared the deep end, I looked down and saw that the floor of the pool was populated with about a dozen scuba students. They startled me- really wasn’t expecting to see them there – but I recovered and swam on. The next lap and the students were swimming below me. One of them waved to me and I waved back. It was pretty cool to be sharing a pool with them. Few laps later I was doing the back stroke and I felt a rush of bubbles across my back. I did a quick roll and saw that another student had just swum under me and exhaled. It was almost like some strange underwater aliens were hanging out in the pool. Friendly, but very different from the air-breather in a speedo. (and in case you may have doubts – I can totally ROCK a speedo)
What a difference from that bitchy woman who wouldn’t share her lane with me. That’s the way these resources should be used. I’d share with this group any day. I’m going to try and swim after work as well, though I doubt my new scuba buddies will be there.