For the past year, we’ve been going to the beach for swimming. It’s been a really long time since we’ve been in a pool. There’s two things we’ve gotten used to by swimming in the ocean: 1) It’s salty so when we are in deeper water, we’re a lot more buoyant and it’s easier to stay afloat, and 2) It’s stone cold so we’re used to just jumping in and bracing it.
Well, today [actually, a few months ago because this post got forgotten in the "drafts" folder... --Ed] we had a gig at the UCSC University Inn. It went until 7:30. They had a pool there so we decided to jump in. Even though it was a “cold” pool, to us, it really felt heated since we were used to the ocean. However, one thing that I wasn’t used to was that the water was less buoyant than the ocean so you really had to struggle more to stay afloat.
Just thought I’d let you know…
one word about swimming in cold water .. SHRINKAGE