I usually don’t do back, especially with the goggle – it blocks my side view. But I do try from time to time.
Archive for water sports
Kempton Angler’s pool
660 Washington Ave
South Beach FL
… more pix
The rooftop pool is about 20 yard long. In the morning it’s always just me, water and sky, many times the birds.
… and the backstroke
… more swim and more birds
Swimming pool @ Renaissance Riverside
The last swim of the SE Asia trip @ Renaissance Riverside.
… looking out to the Ba Son Bridge; the pool at the night, and Melinh Point Tower, Hilton hotel Saigon that just opened in March, and Vietcom Bank.
The roof top pool at Renaissance Riverside in Saigon is decent in size. I get to swim laps there daily, always by myself.
The last swim was followed by the Last Supper and a night cap … then I retired the green bathing suit.
… a short video
… and a long one
The shower door
3-5 (resumed the set at 3-4), 5-1, 4-1 (time runs out …)
Another messed up day – I went to the wrong location, again. The threesome (Bruce, Al and Greg) found another player, who is graciously bowed out when I arrived. Thanks Bob.
I promptly went to work, and heard the score wrong – thought we were up. Oh well.
While I was in the shower at clubhouse, a Chinese put her stuff on the locked door. It’s so o-d-d.
A dragonfly by the pool
Played really well: 🎾 5-0, 5-2, 3-5
A good victory 🎾 赢的干净利落 [偷笑]
👇 这是啥东东呀?
A good match, a good swim
A pretty competitive match with two Gregs and Jim: 4-5, 5-2, 5-4. GJ lost all three sets.
I started the day in the dark, and served first in all 3 sets.
The first set, GJ and I lost first 6 points, won the 7th and lost the 8th. There went 0-2. GJ held his serve but we lost the 4th game. It was a pretty good come back.
This month, I swam 26,560 yards / 15.09 miles in 660 minutes, which equals to 43’73” per mile. … with two hurricanes in between: Helene and Milton.
Swim & tube @ Kelly Park
400 E Kelly Park Rd,
Apopka, FL 32712
I get to swim at another springs!
This swimming area is at Rock Springs state park, (visit Florida) which is very close to Wekiwa. Because of current, many people and families come here to tube. Water is shallow and refreshing.
A water snake swam by me.
There is an outdoor shower with weak water, but it’s good enough for a quick rinse off.
Swim at Wekiwa Springs State Park
1800 Wekiwa Cir
Apopka, FL 32712
… more pix Yelp and Google Maps.
Couldn’t have been any better than this!!! Clear springs at 72° temp year around – it’s heaven on earth. School of tiny fish is seen. Two park rangers walking by, I asked them about the distance to the bridge.
“Ehhh I don’t know. It’s not job requirement,” he joked. “Will add this one then,” he said.
Free vs breaststroke
I timed free and front crawl separately:
- free (no flip) +front 1320 yard in 32 min = 43’28”
- breaststroke 560 yards in 16 min = 50’45” per mile
- free (flip) 600 yards in 12 min = 36’58 per mile
85th birthday
A friend’s mom is turning 85 today!
8am tennis: I played well but came up short. NJ, Graham, George: 5-0, 3-5, 3-5. It was a really nice game.
Did 200 swim / stretch after tennis. This morning was pretty cold, smell of autumn!
