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The afternoon swimming program is well and truly underway for the autumn / winter season and provides a free of charge opportunity for everybody to have a dip from ages 0 - 99. Although perhaps we take it for granted sometimes, this wonderful service is not widely available to similar sized commnities, or even larger cities for that matter. The pool is only around 15 metres long, yet is suitably warm enough for the oldies and the kiddies to float around. This year, it appears that the salt level is up and the chlorine level is decreased, meaning that we are unsinkable and our eyes don't itch.

Two nights a week are set aside for the gentlemen swimming. The ritual includes a few laps, followed by chatting about the English Premier League, the weather or the upcoming social events. These discussions can last anything from 5 to 10 minutes, before a second set of laps. After the gentlemen are finished in the pool, the discussion moves to the sauna. With a newly installed electrical heater and timer, the cramped room is the perect arena for up to 7 sweaty men to mull over the important questions in life.

Being an equal opportunity council, there are also a couple of hours, attributed to the ladies swimming. Young and old are encouraged to attend, which doubles as a fitness and important social gathering.

Tonight however, the pool is reserved for the 0-5 group from 5:30pm and for the 10-11 year olds from 6:30. The kids have access to range of aqua equipment from foam noodles, to floating mats and a midsized single kayak. The parents share the responsiblity of keeping an eye on the kids on a rotating roster basis and all have an undertaken a basic CPR course.

 

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