Fresh Water - WTF!?

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Fresh Water - WTF!?

Postby LOLRuss » Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:08 pm

I hadn't been in fresh water since I started surfing regularly 5 months ago. I'm visiting my parents, and had a swim in their pool. Two things:

1) I sink! WOW, bouyancy is so much different the water feels foreign and strange.

2) I can swim like mad! Combination of lower water density and stronger arms mean I fly through the water compared to what I used to do.

Its so weird!
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Postby garbarrage » Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:14 pm

not getting hammered by waves every few seconds really helps the swimming also....
good to see you're noticing your fitness improve... bit of a boost to the confidence i'd say?
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Postby LOLRuss » Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:45 pm

Yeah, its nice to have arms that can do stuff.
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Postby RJD » Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:46 pm

I thought Lolruss's were (h)armless?
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Postby O_Danny_Boy » Thu Jul 10, 2008 2:42 am

RJD wrote:I thought Lolruss's were (h)armless?


only in captivity
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Postby LOLRuss » Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:14 am

I have manly flippers.
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Postby RJD » Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:38 am

U has a bucket?
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