Does your area have a local pool, YMCA, or otherwise? If you are interested in swimming as exercise, jump in and stick with it. Until you become comfortable and condition swim specific muscles, it will absolutely kick your ass, but like anything else, it becomes much more bearable just after the point of which most people give up.
The City of Denton Natatorium is my secret weapon. In fact, if not for the Nat, I probably would’ve never began to consider competing in an Ironman. While the seim is only 2.4 miles of an Ironman’s 140.6 miles, it is still 2.4 miles!!!
The Nat has a 10 lane competition pool, easy availability, and at either $4 per session or $120 per year, it is extremely affordable.
Always clean and the staff is extremely friendly and helpful, I am hesitant to recommend the Natatorium because I don’t want it to get to full! But I am extremely thankful to have this awesome facility just minutes from my home.
In fact, I have to get ready. Doors open at 5am!
