The local aquatic center opens at 5am and closes at 8pm. I wish they'd have a midnight swim now and again. Granted, they do host swim meets so you never know when you'll end up on social media.Originally Posted by Sunset Nereid
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The local aquatic center opens at 5am and closes at 8pm. I wish they'd have a midnight swim now and again. Granted, they do host swim meets so you never know when you'll end up on social media.
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That is kinda fantastic, Dan.
Leomar - The first tail is from Mermaker which is a taobao brand. It's a little on the cheap side. Second tail coming on Monday is from Suntails. I can't wait to start swimming with at least the monofin!
The only pools close to me are about a 30 minute drive from my home. And work is further away. I think I can go to the pools on my day off and keep just exercising at home for the time being.
Thank so much, Echidna, Leomar for the tips. I just have to be careful with this sort of thing due to my asthma and taking in air. I will keep getting stronger and go from there when more muscle and stamina is gained. This is an awesome way to get in shape imo.
That is amazing, Dan!!!
Yesterday I finally got to swim with another mer! I met up with Merman Marlin and we swam at Ponce De Leon Springs. Marlin's girlfriend and my boyfriend were there as well. Marlin also brought one of his friends to show his friend his FINtastic hobby.
Marlin has a Finfolk tail and I hadn't seen a silicone tail in person before, so I of course asked him if I could touch it lol. To be honest his tail is so much more breathtaking in person, especially in the water, and Marlin was super nice about letting me touch the tail and ask questions. The seams were very well done and he showed me where Finfolk had to add extra silicone to the back because when he first bought it, he said it was too low in the back so he sent it back and they did a super amazing job adding on to it. You couldn't tell until he pointed it out and showed you the interior of the tail. He also let me feel how heavy the fluke is.
When we got into the spring and started putting our tails on, I was able to see how long it takes to put a silicone tail on. I just about had my fabric tail fully on and Marlin still had a good bit of his tail to get on. He used coconut oil to get the tail on. Honestly though, while it did take him longer to get his tail on versus my fabric tail, I thought he was very fast. It helped that his girlfriend was there to help him pull the tail up but really I thought he did a great job getting in quickly.
Then we took off swimming and it was awesome to be able to see another mer in the water and see their fluke flowing. Marlin did some good tail slaps which was also awesome to see.
Unfortunately I found out that I probably shouldn't bring my boyfriend to another meetup. He didn't talk much and he sat out on a picnic table looking at his phone most of the time.Then at one point he wandered off and I had to go find him.
The day basically built up to one of my favorite moments of the whole trip which was when Marlin let me put on his silicone tail for some photos. It was weird because I couldn't tell where the foot pockets were (I had to feel for them with my feet). Marlin and his girlfriend were helping me and they told me to keep pushing my feet down. I am pretty sure I did get into the foot pockets eventually, but we ended pulling the tail down so that my feet were not in the pockets because since the tail did not fit me it was wrinkled so we pulled it down to get the wrinkles out. Marlin's girlfriend had to pick me up and put me on the steps for photos. Since my feet were no longer in the pockets they had to position the fluke for me. I can't wait to get the photos and show them! Marlin is going to email them to me. After the photos it was really funny because they decided that since the tail is big on me they could just pull me out of it. So I had one hand grabbing onto the railing and the other holding onto my swimsuit bottoms while they were pulling at the tail trying to get it off. They got it off and it must have been really funny to watch. I was laughing.
Thanks sooo much Marlin!I can't wait to swim with you again!
Even though I finally got to see a silicone tail and wear it, I still love my fabric tail to bits and I can't wait to make more fabric tails in the future!
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This definitely looks like the place for me! I'm casually swimming for fun and fitness in my apartment's swimming pool (honestly, the fantastic pool was a big selling point on picking this apartment over the other top contenders), and it's great reading about other people's experiences with swimming for fun!
I was pretty nervous about swimming around other people at first, myself (I even packed it in and walked back to my apartment once because there were other people in the pool), but now I'm going down whether or not someone else is there and just asking if I can use the side of the pool for laps. Everyone's been very nice about letting me have one edge, and the kids generally get really excited as soon as they see me pull my tail out of its bag! There's even a couple of people here who're looking to buy them now that they've seen them in action, one mom looking for her daughter, and the other the wife of one of the office managers!
Nice! I love seeing these stories! Kudos to you for getting out there and doing your thing!<3 mind telling us about your tail? What kind, what monofin, ectect.
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It took some guts the first time, but it's getting easier now!Nice! I love seeing these stories! Kudos to you for getting out there and doing your thing!<3 mind telling us about your tail? What kind, what monofin, ectect.
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I've since fallen in love with the designs from SunTails, and I'm planning to order one whenever I can make up my mind on which one to get. I'll probably end up with multiple skins from them, honestly!
I was seriously considering getting that sea dragon design, do you mind sharing the pics of the wear so I can get an idea of how much the wear is an issue? And how many swims it took to wear down?It took some guts the first time, but it's getting easier now!
I've since fallen in love with the designs from SunTails, and I'm planning to order one whenever I can make up my mind on which one to get. I'll probably end up with multiple skins from them, honestly!
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Hope this posts right but up at a friends lake house for a party and I had to take advantage of their pool!
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Just swam for the first time in my monofin!! I am so incredibly happy. I look a little rough, but hopefully I'll get more graceful.
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Looking good! And don't worry... I'm far from graceful myself. I tell that to everybody before they watch me swim in mine. XD
Haha we'll get there! I got some awesome surface slaps in, those were good distractions from the ungracefulness.
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AHHHH SO PROUD GO MAKE YOUR TAIL, BUBBLENEON
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I brought my tail to a group cosplay photoshoot at a creek today so real pictures coming soon, but here's a shellfie!
Edit: making picture smaller now that I'm on a computer
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Pretty!
About to take the new metal tail on its first swim. Cheers to me not dying. Will update soon.
Note its not fully finished, but im getting impatient and also everyones criticism and warnings of doom are starting to get to me. So if this flops, imma toss in the towel.
Or drown. Who knows.
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Will do my best. Swim time
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I DIDN'T DROWN
My fluke accidentally did fall off at one point because i'd only safety pinned it instead of actually sewing it. But i discovered that I can easily swim in the "oh so heavy" tail without it! HA! HA HA HA I DID IT
However i did pop a few seams at one point doing a strange flop in order to avoid getting a bug on my face. But still! Everything works and i wont drown! Also it looks prettier than i could have possibly imagined when the sunlight hits it. Pics will be uploaded when the final thing is done, so keep your fins on, im inspired again!
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