I've been enjoying your posts on swimming. There's something deeply meditative about it that I love and keeps me coming back.

I highly doubt I swim as well as you do, I'm basically self-taught and focus mostly on the breast stroke. If/when this all blows over, I'd love to take a lesson or two. But I agree with you that swimming doesn't compare with running; I can totally see the difference swimming has made for my yoga practice (improved it, made me noticeably stronger *and* more flexible) while running is the opposite. I feel so tight and crotchety after even short runs, and it immediately brings my practice down. Another reason I enjoy swimming is that it allows me to use the breath control I've developed through yoga. It's been fun to see that element translate into other medium.

I hope you're able to come up with a solution for the swimming! My pool is attached to a gym that is right across the street from me, so that makes changing, etc. a lot easier.