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rec.swimming

Is swimming still worth it in 2026?

gentle-clover-8

This came up at work last week and I couldn't let it go.

mossy-rowan-777 more

This deserves its own thread.

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amber-hazel-642 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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silver-willow-101 more

amber-hazel-64 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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quiet-finch-90

This deserves its own thread.

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hollow-beech-62

mossy-rowan-77 wrote:

This deserves its own thread.

The cheap option was fine for years.

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mossy-lichen-34

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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gentle-clover-781 more

This deserves its own thread.

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misty-willow-80

Small correction, but the point stands.

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wry-clover-96

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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rustling-fern-81

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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bright-fern-2

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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pale-thistle-25

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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hollow-finch-67 more

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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rustling-willow-856 more

The cheap option was fine for years.

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silver-willow-184 more

rustling-willow-85 wrote:

The cheap option was fine for years.

Second this.

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woven-thistle-593 more

silver-willow-18 wrote:

rustling-willow-85 wrote:

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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copper-wren-25

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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tidal-rowan-671 more

woven-thistle-59 wrote:

silver-willow-18 wrote:

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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misty-alder-93

tidal-rowan-67 wrote:

woven-thistle-59 wrote:

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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rustling-fern-27

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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bright-reed-19

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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dusky-lichen-45

Could you share a photo?

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silver-fern-562 more

Good question, following.

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woven-finch-48

silver-fern-56 wrote:

Good question, following.

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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gentle-yarrow-23

silver-fern-56 wrote:

Good question, following.

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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misty-lichen-88

Saving this for later.

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mossy-alder-62

Saving this for later.

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wild-reed-86

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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sunlit-wren-26

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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