#swimming

She loves swimming,” said Ellen, who I knew had been a competitive swimmer in college. Ellen looked in the rearview mirror at Kara. “Don’t you Kara?” asked Ellen. There was no response. “I didn’t start until I was three,” said Ellen. “She’s got a two year start on me. ↗

— Daniel Amory

#summer #swimming #love

I swam at school a lot. Long-distance swimming in pools, and diving, then when we moved to Hastings when I was 13 I used to swim in the sea all the time; I loved it out of season and when it was rough. ↗

— Jo Brand

#i #long-distance #lot #loved #moved

I never really participated in specific sports or anything, but once I hit 40, I started to get a little bit more active and began swimming more. ↗

— Shigeru Miyamoto

#anything #began #bit #get #hit

Hollywood is loneliness beside the swimming pool. ↗

— Liv Ullmann

#hollywood #loneliness #pool #swimming #swimming pool

I enjoy tennis, though don't play very often nowadays, and skiing... oh yes and swimming. ↗

— Roger Moore

#i #nowadays #often #oh #play

Nobody cared about swimming. You could draw a crowd for basketball. ↗

— Merlin Olsen

#basketball #cared #could #crowd #draw

Look, we have existed for 4,000 years - 2,000 years in diaspora, in exile. Nobody in the Middle East speaks their original language but Israel. When we started 64 years ago, we were 650,000 people. So, you know, we are maybe swimming a little bit against the stream, but we continue to swim. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#ago #bit #continue #east #exile

Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#comfortable #home #i #know #me

I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#change the world #how #i #i can #maximum

I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There's no better time to try this than now. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#better time #history #honor #i #level