Swimmers- what do you do when the pool is shut?

[MinnieMountain]

Swimming is by far my preferred exercise but our local pool is shut for an indefinite period.

If you’re a regular swimmer, what do you actually enjoy when you can’t swim? I feel like I’m missing something with my ideas.

Honestly? Find a different pool to go to, less often if I’m restricted with time.

I have a council membership that means I can swim in several different pools so I pick whichever suits me best that day. I know that not everyone has that option though.

Yes, I go to another pool!

If it was shut for a long period I would find another pool, and have to go less often (I live 6 mins from my local pool). When it’s shut for galas etc I do something else - strength workouts, or running. But I do those anyway through the week. If you look on YouTube there’s also workouts that are out of the water but for improving your swimming technique. I do find swimming to be the only exercise where my brain switches off and I get that “feel good” buzz afterwards though, so if my local pool was shut for ages I’d def be looking for another one!!

When it happened to me, I used the gym as part of my membership, but I only like swimming so it was quite annoying. If you have to use another pool, I hope your usual pool is freezing your membership so you're not out of pocket.

There are no other pools available, hence the question.

I like swimming too. If the pool was shut I'd do gym, running and home workouts. Those are the other exercises I do, so not sure which parts of them are the best equivalent of swimming, Maybe rowing?

I only swim in natural water bodies. Are there any nearby? You can always put on those special clothes if the water is too cold.

There's not many options, are there? Find another pool, swim somewhere natural, don't swim.

Or buy your own I suppose...

Walking /jogging? Exercise bike?
I also like pilates.
But I need to swim, so I would just find another pool (can't do open water, the cold makes me unwell)

I swim in the sea. It's never closed.

Seriously though, if I'm not swimming I walk in nature. Something about the peace, outdoors, fresh air, quiet gives me the same clean, exercised, relaxed feeling that swimming does.

You’ve got what I mean @SeaAndStars . I have been walking lots. I’ll have to stick with that. I’ve also asked if the local rowing club is doing beginners courses.