Swim #1: Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center

It has begun!  Swim #1 had to be here, where I swim several times a week.  I would call this my "home field" -- the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center (lsjcc.org) in Newton, MA.  The pool at the JCC always has a diverse cast of characters swimming, which is part of what I like about it.  There are preschoolers in the free-swim area, elderly folks in the slow lane, and plenty of good lap lanes in between.  And on days when I don't feel like swimming, the running track, cardio area, and weight room beckon.

My normal swim here is 48 lengths, and takes roughly a half-hour.  I'm not sure why it's 48 and not 45 or 50.....I think when I started really swimming for exercise, I increased in multiples of four.  48 has stuck around for about 20 years now, and feels like the right number.  Numbers one through 30 are always crawl;  I work in some back crawl and breast stroke during the remaining 18.