GEORGE/
PROFESSIONAL BABY
I' been learning to swim since I was eight months old. I'm 11 months now and it's a
doddle! The weirdest thing I've seen in the pool is my lunch...out of my way, take me to
the river, man!
TOMOKO HAGA/
STUDENT
I've been coming here for two years. I'm not so good, I can hold my breath for 30 seconds.
The grossest thing I saw was grease from cosmetics floating in the pool at school. I'm a
basker.
ALISTAIR HIMMER/
SPORTS WRITER KYODO NEWS
I've been using this pool for two years. I swim pretty well, and I can hold my breath long
enough to reach corals at the bottom of the sea without drowning. I saw a turd once, but
not at Jingu. I'm a bit of both (basker and bather), and a "spotter."
Splish Splash
Photos by Beezer
Lounging by the pool this week we, catching some rays, we decided to probe our fellow sun
worshippers and water babies. We started with the classic line: Do you come here often?
And asked how well can you swim, and how long can you hold your breath underwater? Of
course we wanted to know are you a basker or a bather? And we were just curious…
what's the weirdest thing you've spotted in the pool?
GOICHI SHIRATORI/
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
This is my tenth time here. I'm a good swimmer, and I can stay underwater for about three
min. I saw a crab once. I like basking and bathing.
ORIETTA/
STUDEMT
This is my second time at this pool. I swim very well, and I can hold my breath while I
swim about 20 meters. The weirdest things I've seen are money and teeth.
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