I was on summer club swim team for all of like 1st through 7th grade and then in 8th grade did year round training to prepare for trying out for the high school team. I was on the team in 9th grade and then quit bc it gave me a lot of bad mental health stuff around food and my body so I kinda never looked back

But doodler was talking about them diving off the blocks and sliding through the water and I found myself saying like.... yeah that feeling is the best

I was never good or anything like that the high school team was small so as long as you could keep up in practice you were varsity (there was no JV)

I am afraid of this. why would I want to do something again that made me feel bad!

But also I’m just talking about going to a pool to work out not like. Trying to compete with anyone lol. it also would be good cross training for my shoulders & back for swords

Idk where I’d even go or how I’d deal with Locker Rooms but I do have a slightly more athletic suit I can use

swim swim swim

defo make the choice you feel best about, i just love swim myself

maybe it will feel different at a different point in your life and in a different framing (not doing it to compete)