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Dem2theMax

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66. All of them! I had to have been a dolphin in a previous life.

Sun Jun 8, 2025, 12:55 AM

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I probably started swimming about the time I started walking.
Very strong swimmer in my younger years.
Favorite place to swim was a place called Rainbow Pool, near Yosemite National Park.
There's a waterfall there, and you can swim behind it. The locals know that, but the day visitors have no clue. So all of a sudden you disappear behind the waterfall and they wonder where you went!
There's actually a perfectly formed rock cut out where you can sit. But you have to swim in behind the waterfall to find it.

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Your choice to swim in--fresh water--lakes.etc. salt water-ocean, swimming pools, or I don't swim. [View all] debm55 Saturday OP

Ocean, thank you Jilly_in_VA Saturday #1

Thank you very much, Jilly_in_VA. for sharing. debm55 Saturday #2

Swimming pools k_buddy762 Saturday #3

Thank you very much. k_buddy. I had the same experience swimming in a fresh water creek. Swimming pools for me. debm55 Saturday #4

havent swam in a long time with heart problems i wouldnt want to be caught in a pool at all. AllaN01Bear Saturday #5

Thank you very much AllaN01Bear. Blessings to you on your heart problems and continued good heal. Love. debm55 Saturday #8

Nothing beats fresh clear springwater genxlib Saturday #6

Oh my , that is simply beautiful. Thank you genxlib. Continue to enjoy and have a relaxing time. debm55 Saturday #9

I live in Florida. Swimming pools only. flvegan Saturday #7

Thank you very much very much for sharing with us, fivegan. Enjoy. debm55 Saturday #10

I swim laps twice a week in my community pool. Diamond_Dog Saturday #11

Great and thank you very much, Diamond_Dog. That sounds great. debm55 Saturday #14

As I have arthritis, prefer the ocean. Especially warm water. Onthefly Saturday #12

Same here Onthefly. I loved the warm water of the Bahamas. Husband is from Boston. Water was too cold for me.Enjpy debm55 Saturday #15

We go to a beach in south North Carolina. Water is 80* or warmer. Onthefly Saturday #41

Wow, I love warm water. Thank you Onthefly. My husband is from Boston and when we go there the water is so cold. debm55 Saturday #42

Riesling enid602 Saturday #58

It was wine and a joint for us. HAHAHAHAHAH . Thank you enid602 debm55 Saturday #60

I don't get in water deeper than a bathtub Wolf Frankula Saturday #13

Thank you very much Wolf Franklin. Enjoy. debm55 Saturday #16

I like the ocean, lakes, and pool, with my choice depending on season, weather, and location. quaint Saturday #17

That is beautiful. Thank you very much for sharing with us, quant and enjoy yourself debm55 Saturday #19

That is a beautiful spot. Thank you for sharing. LoisB Saturday #22

I don't swim in anything bigger than a bath tub. LoisB Saturday #18

HAHAHAH. Thank you LoisB. Love ya. debm55 Saturday #20

Love ya back. The neighborhood bully boy almost drowned me in a creek when I was 13. LoisB Saturday #21

I am so sorry that happened to you. LoisB. I see were the fear comes from.Love ya, for your honesty debm55 Saturday #27

First, you gotta get me into a swimsuit. Good luck with that! Dorothy V Saturday #23

HAHAHHAAHHAHAH. You are so funny, Thank you Dorothy V. debm55 Saturday #25

Hi Dorothy, it's good to see you back! Niagara Saturday #39

Pools ProfessorGAC Saturday #24

Thank you very much for sharing with us, ProfessorGAC, Growing up we had one that size too. It was good for jumping debm55 Saturday #26

We Got Ours, When... ProfessorGAC Saturday #32

I don't swim much. But would never get in fresh water, except ocean SheltieLover Saturday #28

HAHAHAh I am afraid of the ocean. and like lakes. Jaws and and all that. Thank you very much SheltieLover. Love ya. debm55 Saturday #31

Love mountain lakes but prefer to swim in pools. OMGWTF Saturday #29

Thank you OMGWTF. I agree. the creatures are a turnoff now, When younger I liked lakes. Now it's pools. debm55 Saturday #43

I've swam in all three ! kimbutgar Saturday #30

Agree with you kimburger. I think as kids we didn't worry about such things. Now I do. Thanks for sharing. debm55 Saturday #44

Pool mgardener Saturday #33

HAHAHAHAHAHA. lucky you mgardener. Enjoy. debm55 Saturday #45

I like the water, almost any water CanonRay Saturday #34

I was on the swim and diving team in HS. but cold ocean water is a no,,no for me. Thanks CanonRay for sharing. debm55 Saturday #46

I have to be honest, the idea of physically entering or swimming in the ocean or lake grosses me out Niagara Saturday #35

Hi, Niagara. I agree with you 100% And I would have to add a swimming pool with kids. leaving their pee and snot in the debm55 Saturday #47

I don't swim. TommieMommy Saturday #36

Thank you TommieMommy. I can swim-was on HS swimming and diving.,but most times lay on the beach or a a float in the debm55 Saturday #48

Many moons ago I was floating in the pool and our dog who didn't like water jumped on top of me TommieMommy Yesterday #67

Thank you very much TommieMommy. you are right that could of been dangerous for both of you.Thank you for sharing. debm55 Yesterday #68

Lakes, but only ones with no slugs or brain eating amoebas, and in Quebec. applegrove Saturday #37

HAHAHAHAHAHHAH. Thank you very much, applegrove. debm55 Saturday #49

I prefer my farm pond. Emile Saturday #38

Oh wow, Emile that is neat. The water is so blue. Thank you very much for sharing with us. debm55 Saturday #50

Natural rivers or streams or lakes. Don't swim anymore because of health. PufPuf23 Saturday #40

Thank you very much, PufPuf23. I don't to much swimming because of my lung issues. I do float in the pooi. but no debm55 Saturday #51

Swimming pool. markodochartaigh Saturday #52

Thank you very much markodochartaigh. I think when you are young you don't think about it. I went water skiing off of debm55 Saturday #55

Any one is fine. Dulcinea Saturday #53

Thank you very much Dulcinea. I agree with you. I live now in land locked SW PA. PS Lets go Steelers. debm55 Saturday #56

Pools, lakes, creeks, rivers & 2 oceans. rickyhall Saturday #54

Thank you very much rickyhall. My dream was to see the Pacific Ocean. You must love to swim. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Saturday #57

Neither lol, I can swim, just hate water unless it's bath water warm. JMCKUSICK Saturday #59

Thank you John debm55 Saturday #61

Whatever is most convenient at the time. greatauntoftriplets Saturday #62

Thank you very much, greatauntoftriplets. debm55 Yesterday #70

I don't swim *anymore*.... lol Jack Valentino Saturday #63

Thank you very much Jack Valentino , for sharing with us. debm55 Yesterday #71

Saltwater pool. Don't have much use for Luciferous Saturday #64

Thank you for sharing with us, Luciferous. debm55 Yesterday #72

I don't enjoy swimming so... discntnt_irny_srcsm Yesterday #65

Thank you very much for sharing with us, discntnt_irny_srcsm. debm55 Yesterday #73

All of them! I had to have been a dolphin in a previous life. Dem2theMax Yesterday #66

Thank you very much, Dem2theMax for sharing with us. That post of Rainbow Pool is beautiful. debm55 Yesterday #69

Pools. We did sometimes swm in a man made lake w our extended family... electric_blue68 14 hrs ago #74

I agree. I love those organic shaped pools with the rocks and waterfalls. Thank you electic_blue68 debm55 14 hrs ago #75

Being a New Jersey boy amerikat 14 hrs ago #76

The water has warmed up by then. amerikat 14 hrs ago #78

Thank you very much. amerikat. Enjoy yourself in the Ocean. debm55 14 hrs ago #79

Ocean... stillcool 14 hrs ago #77

I don't like swimming pools; they're full of chlorine and pee. Ocelot II 14 hrs ago #80

Ocelot II you forgot snot in swimming pools, HAHAHAHAHAH.You won't scare anyone. Do it, debm55 13 hrs ago #83

The sewer that is modern politics Bobstandard 14 hrs ago #81

Trust me and belive me, nobody on the face of this earth wants to see me in a bathing suit. MIButterfly 13 hrs ago #82

But MlButterfly. it's not for them, It's for you to enjoy the fresh water or salt water. Do be afraid. They sell suits debm55 13 hrs ago #84

You're probably right, debm55, but it's easier said than done. MIButterfly 12 hrs ago #86

Ex-submariner here: if I can't see bottom, I'm not going in without a boat ... marble falls 13 hrs ago #85

Thank you very much, marble falls for sharing with us. debm55 4 hrs ago #87

My family had an inground pool. Being in Ohio meant there was serious maintenance ... marble falls 3 hrs ago #88

I am so glad you made it out. marble falls. That very well been deadly. Glad you figured it out. Love, Debbie debm55 3 hrs ago #89