Bathing Beauty

Although it is snowing almost non-stop there is no sign that swimmers are weather motivated. For those dedicated fans of water movement, it is a year round activity so thankfully there are a myriad of venues available. We have those overly heated outdoor pools where pool entry is indoors while the swim is underneath the sky no matter the weather. For those who choose these pools there are waterproof rabbit fur lined hats with adjustable face masks; this feature is especially important as frostbite is a real danger on days when the barometer takes those low low DIPS!! A small percentage of water people have indoor pools at home so there is no fashion requirement, in fact no specific swimsuit requirement either. The one place where the winter swim wreaks havoc with your physical image is the old indoor community center pool. It is here that any number of fashion statements are made and most of them are poor to put it kindly. In these pools you will find people who have not bought a new swimsuit in eons; the colours are chlorine faded and the elastic supports are not so supportive anymore. Next up are the senior swimmers who faithfully attend water aerobics classes modelling their brand new one piece goldenager attire complete with matching hooded towels and multi-coloured plastic shoes. Last but not least are the young moms who while they may have temporarily foresaken their bikinis in favour of the unmodest one piece cut up to here and down to there, have not given up flaunting, and I am not talking about their newborns. I suppose that all female swimmers have delusions of being bathing beauties and I do not intend to burst their water bubbles!