Sorry But Your Going To Miss Some Laps
[QUOTE=Bastardito;2567230]Hey Surfer,
I am an avid swimmer, in the pool every day. I definitely do not want to miss my laps when in Medellin. Were do you usually swim? Do you know different pools? I once read the one at the sport complex (stadium) is good. Many thanks for your intel.[/QUOTE]Well I don't get in my typical 5 to 6 swims a week while in Medellin, yet make up for it with all the time spent pounding the pavement in El Centro, and although I don't get as much upper body workout missing swimming or surfing everyday, my lower extremity takes and gives a pounding in lieu of this when I'm not getting wet!
For swimming you can go Estado the major sports complex and see what their hours are and which pools are open, I have been allowed to swim there for free at times, and at other times you can pay. The public sports complexes are administered by Inder I believe and you should go to their website for more information. Some of the pools at Estadio are very deep for diving.
I personally go to the sports complex in Bellen administered by Inder as well, it's called Unidad Deportes and they have two pools there. The pools are typically open between 8 AM and 4 PM everyday, but free swim I think is after 11 AM on the weekends due to swim school. Also best to avoid the pool between 12 and 1 PM on weekdays due to the swim groups / masters during lunch hour. You can swim there for free but have to have a lane line reservation thru their website which I can't figure out so I just pay the 8,500 COP which is expensive but just show up whenever I want.
Other pools include one at University EAFIT if your a student it's free and is not open to the public. There's also a water park near the local airport with pools but odd hours.
There are hot outdoor showers in Bellen, and they keep the water on the cool side just under 80 degrees which is perfect for swimming, and after about a 100 meters it feels great and is refreshing versus a warm pool. Probably very few board members can relate to this, but it's kind of like the difference between a wet and dry Chica!
I don't know where you hail from, but it might take you a day to acclimate to the altitude.
A good day in Medellin starts with blowing a load in the morning. Swimming laps mid-day, followed by blowing another load, and than happy hour, followed by a nice dinner.
That's my perfect day, and I try repeat this day in and day out but sometimes I get sidetracked.