Chapter Twenty-Six: Swimming (~jinghan)

I totally forgot to tell you about my experience at the Melbourne Uni swimming pool!

Week one of uni, because I was still freshly full of energy and trying to dust off the holiday-boredom that settles in towards the end of holidays I packed my swimming gear and went off to the swimming pool after my last class. It was one of those muggy days, where it was not-cold but not sunny either. The word “grey” describes it to perfection.

My last class finished at 2pm, which isn’t too late, but is late enough to leave you with a dull feeling in your brain. So it was absolutely gorgeous to enter the water and be suddenly washed over by a soft coolness. It’s a short 25m pool, but wasn’t crowded and was heated to the perfect temperature (small pools sometimes exploit their ability to raise the water temperature to ridiculously warm.) It only cost me $3.50 to get in (it costs $4.95 at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Center) and lockers are free! ($1.00 at MSAC) I was in such disbelief about the free lockers that I asked someone where the coin slot was. Free lockers definitely makes up for the lack of 25m of lane space.

I took my swimming gear to uni again this week… but the day was so crisp and cold that I didn’t crave the coolness of the water at all and most certainly did not want to brave the journey home with wet hair. So I didn’t end up going swimming. I do, however, look forward to the summer.