Swimmer's high...

It was a month back that i used to wonder people who took swimming seriously. For me, swimming was simply lazing in water, relaxing and frolicking with friends and family. It was at that time that i was crazed about photography (I still am, quite seriously) and would go through every photography site and read interviews of photographers ranging from average to great. On one such site, i found an interview by Jim Sugar and browsed through his work. I wasn't completely floored by it buy what i stumbled upon was the documentary he made - Swimming in a dream... This was the note with the video, a small excerpt - "This film tells the story of how and why a group of otherwise perfectly normal people do a hard swim workout at 5.30 am five days a week." And it also said " Swimmers explain how they are addicted to, and changed by, the swimmer's high." Now I was curious and watched the documentary. And lo! that changed the way i looked at swimming. I mean it wasn't meant to inspire people and there were no speeches like that as well. But seeing them do it, just hit the spot. And that was the day, i started swimming, its been just 2 weeks and i already feel addicted. Breathing under water, water exercises, new styles of swimming and above all loving the water - all this forma a package that drives me everyday. And to top it, i am accompanied by a bunch of equally enthusiastic gals and making new swimmer friends (age no bar, coz the range is 26-70). And now my morning begins with the hurried packing of my swimming gear, a quick goodbye to the husband and big hello to my swimmer friends. And ya, here is the link to the documentary - just in case - http://www.vimeo.com/12799238...