10 Reasons Swimmers are Thankful for Swimming
10 Reasons Swimmers are Thankful for Swimming
By Mike Gustafson//Correspondent
Oh, we swimmers love to [sometimes] loathe swimming. Like any love-hate relationship, swimming is like the vegetables you consume but only-because-you-should, or like that long history textbook that takes a year to finish but makes an impact on you forever. It is good for you. It is cold. It gives you self-esteem. It is cold. It improves your goal setting and time management abilities. It is cold.
As we approach the annual Time of Thanks, and beyond that Time, the Time of Never-Ending Pain and Doom [otherwise known as holiday training], it may be necessary to step back and reflect on all swimming offers. Because, really, we swimmers love to complain about the daily agonies and time commitments and chlorine stenches that accompany this sport, but deep down, we love it. And we are thankful. (Otherwise, why are you doing it?)
Here are 10 Reasons Why Swimmers Are Thankful For Swimming…
