Swimming in the ‘summer’

They’ve closed the pool where I normally go swimming for the Summer. So, this morning I went to the open air swimming pool. The water was 14 degrees. The pool attendant looked at me like I was mad. I confirmed his worst suspicions by taking the plunge. I could only manage 50 metres at a time. It just sucked the energy right out of me. Strangely I really did feel envigorated after it, even now still, as I write this in the evening. I think I’ll try tomorrow. It’s actually fun. Although I won’t complain if it warms up soon.