Wooo! We'll start an EF swim team yet! FYI, I'll be out of town for the next two weeks so the soonest I'll be swimming is the second week of September. BUT, I have a much smaller class load this semester and will definitely be swimming at least 3x a week.

We tried morning swims last spring, without a great deal of success. I could still be talked into doing a morning or two, but I think evenings might be better. So far, any evening is fine except possibly Wednesday.

For anyone else who might be interested, don't be deterred by us ex-swimmers! I FULLY agree with KeesBeest about slow swimmers in tempo lanes, but as long as we can all agree on a passing protocol it really doesn't matter how slow you swim. Just don't try to kick me when I want to pass (this seems to be a favored tactic among the more elderly floaters...)!

Just to update this post...we're still swimming! We don't have a fixed date and time and probably never will, but we are swimming twice a week now at a minimum! If anyone is interested in swimming in the evenings and needs a bit of motivation, let me know and I'll keep you posted (we try not to plan too far in advance... ).
Cheers, Erin

Still swimming in Oerlikon?

Hi all,

Are you still regularly in Oerlikon. Would love to join in if you are!

I'm a improving triathlete keen to reduce my 1500m time to sub 30min. Was in the pool today - must say its one of the best I've ever been to.

Cheers,
Ryan

Yep, still swimming in Oerlikon! I don't have a regular schedule at the moment and probably won't until things slow down in February or so, but I'd be happy to have a little extra motivation to get to the pool!

Yeah I would also be extremely interested in meeting up regularly to swim. I played alot of waterpolo in highschool but have no cardiovascular endurance right now. Im pretty much free except morning so if anyone would liek to swim shoot me a message. Also what is the entry fee for the pool at Oerlikon?

Hi all!

Sorry to be so remiss in keeping this thread up to date. I am still swimming and would be DELIGHTED to swim with others! Especially those who appreciate swimming etiquette...maybe if there's enough of us, we can take over a lane on a regular basis! I'm still trying to work out how my translation of "tempo" equates to grumpy old people and otherwise inept swimmers who do, as mentioned elsewhere in this thread, have a particular love for pushing off the wall in front of clearly faster swimmers.

I have given up trying to organize a regular swim time for EFers, so I'd ask anyone who wants to swim to contact me personally. I do not have a regular swim schedule, so it's best to check in on a weekly basis and see when our schedules align. I *think* I will be swimming again Wednesday evening, so please let me know if you'd like to join!

Cheers,
Erin

By the way, the entry fee at Oerlikon is now 7 CHF. A six day card is 35 CHF and a year abonnement is still 220 CHF. It's totally worth it!