Swimming both soothes and energizes, the best full-body massage available. I think that’s partly biological: the skin is our largest organ, so swimming is our most sensuous sport. Little wonder poet Paul Valéry described the sea as his lover: “In it, I am the man I want to be.” The experienced swimmer when in the water may be classed among the happiest of moods, and in the most complete enjoyment of the most delightful of exercises – (from Lynn Sherr’s book: Why we love the water)

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